MHCLG has published its response to the 2023 consultation on the proposals to introduce Environmental Outcome Reports (EOR) to replace Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA). It also published its roadmap to deliver the new system by the end of next year. The application of SEA to neighbourhood plans has been problematic from the outset. With little guidance to plan makers or to LPAs on how to go about this in the early days, and with so little funding available, developer

The end of year has brought new planning appeal successes, Local Plan Representations and more Neighbourhood Plans passing referendum! Congratulations to all ONH's clients on their hard work positively influencing planning outcomes in their areas.