Expanded permitted development rights for electric vehicle chargers and electricity substations while extending temporary permissions for schools with RAAC-affected buildings.

This Order expands permitted development rights in England to allow the installation of electric vehicle charging points within the curtilage of dwellinghouses and blocks of flats, provided specific safety and height requirements are met.

It mandates the use of authorised cross-pavement cable channels where a footway exists between the outlet and the vehicle.

The Order also extends the period for temporary school buildings at sites affected by RAAC until October 2028, increases the size limits for electricity substations, and updates references to the National Planning Policy Framework and the Building Safety Regulator.

Amended planning rules for domestic solar equipment to introduce new height limits, protrusion restrictions, and safety-related prohibitions for timber-clad buildings.

This Order modifies the permitted development rights for domestic renewable energy installations in England, establishing distinct regulatory criteria for dwellinghouses and blocks of flats.

It introduces height, protrusion, and surface area limits for solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal equipment, while specifically prohibiting the installation of plug-in solar equipment on wooden or timber-clad exterior surfaces.

The Order applies to residential developers and homeowners, mandating that equipment installed in sensitive locations—such as conservation areas or near highways—meets stricter visual and dimensional standards to qualify for planning permission without a full application.

Mandated the delegation of specific planning decisions to local authority officers and capped the size of planning committees at 13 members.

These regulations mandate how local planning authorities in England must distribute decision-making powers between elected member committees and unelected officers for various types of planning applications.

The instrument requires smaller-scale applications, such as householder and minor residential projects, to be determined by officers, while allowing larger or more significant developments to be referred to a committee of no more than 13 members.

These requirements apply to all relevant local planning authorities in England beginning 31 October 2026.

Amended biodiversity gain hierarchies for non-major developments and introduced new exemptions for small-scale and temporary projects while revoking the self-build exemption.

This statutory instrument amends the regulatory framework for biodiversity net gain in England by modifying the biodiversity gain hierarchy and establishing new exemptions for specific development types.

It directs that for non-major developments, onsite habitat creation, enhancement, and offsite gains carry equal weight in the hierarchy, with biodiversity credits serving as the final option.

The regulations introduce exemptions from the mandatory biodiversity gain condition for temporary developments lasting five years or less and for small-scale developments not exceeding 0.2 hectares, provided neither impacts priority habitats.

These changes apply to local planning authorities, developers, and the Secretary of State, while also revoking the previous exemption for self-build and custom-build projects.

The Order amended the 2008 procedural framework concerning the Mayor of London's oversight of planning applications, introduced Category 3J for large housing schemes, formalized intervention procedures, and updated legislative cross-references.

This Statutory Instrument amends the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 to update procedural references and introduce significant changes to how development proposals of strategic importance (PSI applications) are handled within Greater London, notably by inserting a new Category 3J covering developments involving 50 or more residential units, which triggers specific notification and potential direction powers for the Mayor of London, while also extending the Mayor's direction power to Category 3D development.

The 2025 order amended the 2015 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, modifying permitted development rights related to electric vehicle charging and air source heat pumps.

This order amends the 2015 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order for England.

Key changes include relaxing restrictions on installing electric vehicle charging points and air source heat pumps, streamlining planning processes for these developments.

Specific alterations involve removing certain limitations on the size, location, and number of permitted installations.

A transitional provision allows continued development under previous regulations for a limited time.

The regulations amended primary legislation to reflect the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, updated fees for planning applications, and established new procedures for Crown land development in England.

The Town and Country Planning (Fees and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 amend existing legislation to reflect changes introduced by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

The regulations update fees for certain planning applications and adjust several Acts to incorporate new provisions for planning permission on Crown land in England.

These new provisions establish two application routes: one for urgent, nationally important developments and another for nationally important developments without urgency.

The 2025 regulations amended the 2012 Town and Country Planning fees for applications, deemed applications, requests, and site visits in England, increasing several fees and introducing a new fee structure for section 73 applications.

These regulations amend the 2012 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations.

Several fees are increased, including those for prior approval applications, confirmation of compliance with planning conditions, and section 73 applications.

A new three-tiered fee structure for section 73 applications is introduced.

Transitional provisions ensure that the amendments do not apply to applications or requests made before the regulations' commencement date (April 1, 2025), while delaying the application of the annual fee increase provided for in regulation 18A to April 1, 2026.