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All the Society's media releases and the latest information about the Society are listed here.

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Planning Officers Society News

Use of New Homes Bonus Cash to Support Local House Building Initiatives is to be Saluted, says POS

21/1/2012

POS Supports Prospect of Planning Forums for HS2

20/1/2012

POS Endorses Suggested Amendment to NPPF to Prioritise Brownfield Land

10/1/2012

POS Reviews its Activity in 2011

6/1/2012

Joint Chief Planning Officer Posts More Likely Says POS

6/1/2012

POS believes that Planning Obligations Rather Than CIL Will Remain Most Effective Mechanism for Delivering Affordable Housing

29/12/2011

POS Welcomes Select Committee Report on the Draft NPPF

22/12/2011

POS Comments on Portas Review of the High Street

13/12/2011

Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Welcomed by POS, But With an Eye to the Detail

2/12/2011

POS Helps to Steer Research Contract Looking at How Land Allocations Avoid Flood Risk

2/12/2011

Reducing Staff Numbers, Particularly in Specialist Areas such as Historic Environment, remains a Concern says POS

24/11/2011

Localism Bill Receives Royal Assent

16/11/2011

POS Amazed at Cut in Solar Subsidy

11/11/2011

POS Enables Blog Features on its Website

10/11/2011

POS Says Major Upheaval of the Use Classes System Appears to Have Been Averted

10/11/2011

Planners Delaying Development is an Urban Myth says POS President

3/11/2011

POS Publishes New CIL and Infrastructure Planning Advice Note

26/10/2011

Changes to planning system leave councils in need of further guidance, new housing group warns

24/10/2011

POS Responds to Draft NPPF Consultation

14/10/2011

The value of properties will be driven down by the Government’s planning reforms, council officials have warned.

27/9/2011

Comprehensive Guide to Growth and Localism is Launched

22/9/2011

Government Backtracks on Schools Development

19/8/2011

Planning Attacked for Exacerbating Riots

16/8/2011

Draft NPPF is Heroic Attempt to Condense and Clarify Vast Tangle of Government Policy says POS

5/8/2011

Former POS President Appointed Chief Executive at Broadland DC

18/7/2011

POS Lodges Amendment to Localism Bill's Duty to Cooperate Clause

27/6/2011

POS Comments on Need for Local Plan's Conformity with the NPPF

27/6/2011

New President for Planning Officers Society

18/6/2011

POS says Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development will Encourage LPAs to take a More Proactive Approach

15/6/2011

POS Advocates Responding to Climate Change Should be a Key Obligation of LPAs

8/6/2011

POS Comments on Ruling of CALA Case

5/6/2011

Putting a Price on Nature?

3/6/2011

POS comments on the proposed introduction of ‘local finance considerations’ as a material consideration

17/5/2011

New Advice Note on s106 and CIL from POS

16/4/2011

Appeal Court Ruling on Demolitions has Immense Impact on All LPAs says POS

30/3/2011

POS Reacts to Budget

24/3/2011

POS Agrees with MPs that the Intended Abolition of RSSs Leaves a Vacuum at the Heart of the English Planning System

17/3/2011

POS Surveys LPAs Preparedness for CIL

11/3/2011

POS Refutes Cameron's Labelling of Planning Officials as Enemies of Enterprise

7/3/2011

POS Proposes New National Planning Policy

7/3/2011

Greg Clark Explains Impact of Localism Bill to POS

25/1/2011

POS Comments on National Planning Framework Consultation

10/1/2011

POS Responds to New Homes Bonus Consultation

24/12/2010

POS First Off the Blocks with Conference on Planning & the Localism Bill: an essential guide

15/12/2010

POS Welcomes Neighbourhood Planning Aspects of Localism Bill But Cautions LPAs Over Resource Implications

12/12/2010

Localism Bill Enforcement Provisions Welcome, But Could Go Further Says POS

12/12/2010

Planning Plays an Invaluable Role for Schools Development Says POS and LG Group in Joint Consultation Response

10/12/2010

High Court Decision on RSS Abolition Doesn't Change Things in the Long Term Says Planning Officers Society

15/11/2010

POS Welcomes Local Fee Setting for Planning Applications but Warns Against Poaching of Development

15/11/2010

POS Publishes First Advice Notes in its Future of Planning Portfolio

25/10/2010

POS London Suggests Changes to the Planning System

8/10/2010

POS Responds to Pickles Remarks on the Possible Merger of Planning Departments

5/10/2010

POS Comments on Research into Rural Housing Affordability

7/9/2010

POS Suggests Community Right to Plan as Alternative to Government’s Right to Build Proposal

6/9/2010

Government’s Right to Build Proposal

6/9/2010

POS Issues Advice Note on Responding to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects

19/8/2010

POS Responds to Suggested New Homes Bonus

9/8/2010

New Homes Bonus to be Little of an Incentive

9/8/2010

Planning for Schools Guidance Should Not Be Outwith the Plan Making Process Says POS

28/7/2010

POS Responds to Latest Government Proposals to Protect and Preserve Rural Village Life

23/7/2010

POS Suggests How to Cut Red Tape

19/7/2010

POS Comments on Revocation of Regional Strategies

5/7/2010

POS Welcomes Penfold Review Final Report

2/7/2010

POS Elects New President for 2010/11

26/6/2010

POS Supports Budget Proposals

22/6/2010

Loss of HPDG Will Result in Reduced Capacity for LPAs

11/6/2010

Advice on Pre-Application Discussions Already Available says POS

8/6/2010

Garden Grabbing Out, Countryside Grabbing In?

6/6/2010

CIPFA Seeks Planners to Update its TISonline Service

2/6/2010

POS Expresses Great Disappointment at Abolition of Regional Strategies

28/5/2010

POS Issues Manifesto "Three Steps to Better Planning"

20/5/2010

POS Welcomes Big Society Initiative

18/5/2010

POS Pledges to Deliver Manifesto for Better Planning

12/5/2010

POS Rejects Need for Radical Overhaul of the Planning System

7/5/2010

POS Comments on Planning Matters in the Political Manifestos

21/4/2010

HPDG Announcement Welcomed At Long Last

6/4/2010

New PPS5 Strikes Right Balance

22/3/2010

POS welcomes new draft Climate Change PPS

13/3/2010

POS Concerned Over Slow Progress on LDFs Shown in the DCLG Annual Report

9/3/2010

Conservatives Planning Green Paper Shows Immense Promise

12/2/2010

CIL Regs Welcomed

10/2/2010

POS Recognises the Importance of the RTPI Awards

7/2/2010

Role of Green Belt Needs to be Assessed in a Wide Perspective

29/1/2010

Society Urges Government for Extra Resources re 2008 Planning Act

14/1/2010

Society Slams DCLG Decision not to Dispense with the Need for Newspaper Publicity of Planning Applications

6/1/2010

POS BACKS STUDY TO IMPROVE PLANNERS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT

16/12/2009

POS Seeks to Influence Emerging Conservative Planning Policy

21/10/2009

POS LAUNCHES “RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE” PROJECT

24/9/2009

DAVID HACKFORTH IS THE NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY

27/6/2009

POS in Hereford for AGM

25/6/2009

POS Out in Force at Planning Convention 2009

22/6/2009

POSCAs winners 2009

15/5/2009

Death of Hilary Herbert

13/5/2009

UPGRADED POS WEBSITE

9/5/2009

POS responds to Conservative Green Paper on Housing

6/5/2009

POS Issues Response to Conservative Party Green Paper no 9

11/3/2009

INFRASTUCTURE PLANNING AND CIL ADVICE NOTE ISSUED BY POS

26/2/2009

Further Evidence by POS of Reduction in the Submission of Planning Applications and Fee Income

20/2/2009

POS Sponsors Spatial Strategies category at RTPI Awards

5/2/2009

Reduction in the number of planning applications submitted not a reason to reduce number of planners says POS

14/1/2009

POS welcomes CLG as new Associate Member

19/12/2008

DEATH OF POS JUNIOR VICE-PRESIDENT

19/11/2008

POS welcomes new Area Assessments from Audit Commission but calls for a much higher profile for planning

10/10/2008

POS RESPONDS TO SECRETARY OF STATE

8/10/2008

POS Supports “Town Centre First” Approach but Raises Serious Concerns over Lack of Clarity and Negative Impact of Draft PPS6

1/10/2008

POS welcomes HPDG allocation mechanism

8/9/2008

NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY

10/7/2008

POS Promotes Models for Sub-Regional Spatial Planning

26/6/2008

NEW PPS12 WELCOMED

11/6/2008

POS PRESIDENT TAKES UP ROLE AS CLG'S CHIEF PLANNER

20/5/2008

HAMBLETON ON SHOW AT CONFERENCE

18/4/2008

POS DOUBTS SUSTAINABILITY OF ECO-TOWNS PROCESS

11/4/2008

POS REACTS STRONGLY TO NEW PLANNING APPLICATION TARGETS

11/4/2008

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives

23/1/2008

PLANNING BILL ON THE RIGHT LINES BUT HAS TOO MANY LOOPHOLES SAYS POS

8/1/2008

DRAFT PPS4 WELCOMED BUT DISAPPOINTING SAYS POS

7/1/2008

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AND SPATIAL PLANNING PROJECT LAUNCHED

28/12/2007

POS COMMENTS ON ALTERNATIVES TO PLANNING GAIN SUPPLEMENT

8/10/2007

PLANNERS INVOLVED IN NEW GUIDE FOR HOUSING LAND ASSESSMENTS

23/7/2007

PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY WELCOMES PLANNING WHITE PAPER

21/5/2007

NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY

20/5/2007

POS CREATES GOING SMOKEFREE GUIDANCE

22/3/2007

POS CONTINUES TO OPPOSE A PGS

9/3/2007

POS FINDS MUCH TO SUPPORT IN THE BARKER REPORT BUT SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON KEY ISSUES

16/2/2007

PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY RAISES FURTHER CONCERNS OVER PPS3

9/12/2006

PGS IS A DISAPPOINTMENT SAYS PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY

8/12/2006

PLANNING OFFICERS EXPRESS CONCERN WITH NEW PPS3

8/12/2006

BARKER REVIEW IS A CURATE’S EGG SAYS PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY

7/12/2006

POS WELCOMES POSITIVE MESSAGES IN BARKER REVIEW OF THE PLANNING SYSTEM

8/9/2006

POS SEEKS NEW TREASURER

23/8/2006

POS CONCERNED OVER NEW NUCLEAR BUILD ARRANGEMENTS IN GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY REVIEW

21/7/2006

POS SUPPORTS HOUSEHOLDER DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS REVIEW

20/7/2006

BARKER’S INTERIM REPORT NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE SAYS POS

6/7/2006

POS says “No” to Another Wave of Planning Reform

7/6/2006

New President for POS

22/5/2006

PLANNING SYSTEM CAN WORK BETTER SAYS POS

17/3/2006

AUDIT COMMISSION FINDINGS SHORT SIGHTED SAYS POS

9/2/2006

RSSs are too Remote and Uninformed to Deal with Land Releases says POS

8/2/2006

PLANNING GAIN SUPPLEMENT WOULD BECOME PART OF NATIONAL TAXATION SYSTEM SAYS POS

7/2/2006

POS Supports Spatial Strategies Award

6/2/2006

POS Supports PDAs Pilot

25/1/2006

PPS3 Could Result in Greenfield Development at Expense of Brownfield Possibilities Says POS

23/12/2005

Approach Based On Increased Housing Supply To Address Affordability Is Misplaced Says Planning Officers Society

14/11/2005

Planning Officers Society Welcomes End to Crown Immunity

27/9/2005

Planning Officers Society Publishes Guide to Writing Policy Content of Spatial LDDs

1/9/2005

DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE

1/6/2005

New President for POS

21/5/2005

PDG Announcement Welcomed but Long Term Solution to Funding Planning Still Needed says POS

24/3/2005

New Planning System Off to a Slow Start But With Good Prospects

22/3/2005

POS Launches Best Practice Advice on Use of Conditions in Place of s106 Agreements

17/3/2005

POS Supports Spatial Strategies Award

23/2/2005

Planning Minister Recognises Important Contribution of Planning Officers Society

17/1/2005

POS Supports Creation of Planning Advisory Service

29/12/2004

DC Officers Under Extreme Stress Says Planning Officers Society

9/12/2004

TIS Planning Seeks New Members

22/9/2004

Publicity Report of Minerals and Waste Topic Group

21/9/2004

Even More Excellence from the Planning Officers Society

9/9/2004

Open House For London Buildings

11/8/2004

Draft Guidance On Spatial Policies For New Format Plans Released

5/8/2004

New Planning System Reflects Washing Machine

28/7/2004

National Product Launch for PARSOL

16/7/2004

New E-Gov Planning Service Launched

28/6/2004

Moving Towards Excellence

24/5/2004

Economic Development Is No Poor Relation

21/5/2004

New President For The Planning Officers Society

17/5/2004

Planning Aid Concordat

21/4/2004

Response to Drafts of PPS 11 and 12

8/1/2004

New Defra Contract into the use of Noise Guidance in Planning

1/12/2003

Stockholm Study Tour

1/10/2003

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