Although they may not advertise it, areas with the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) in place are able to use the 'neighbourhood' part of that funding towards anything that will 'address the demands' that development places on an area.

Buried deep in the Levelling Up & Regeneration Act 2023 and changes to neighbourhood planning basic conditions: replacing general conformity is a new condition that requires only that the neighbourhood plan will not result in less housing development taking place in its area than if it was not made. Nothing about conformity with any other housing or non-housing policy, strategic or otherwise.

A fourth consecutive appeal on the same site, for much the same scheme, at Five Acres in Newport, Essex has been dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate. Newport Parish Council had submitted their own representation opposing the scheme and ONH was then instructed to represent their case the informal appeal hearing.