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World Town Planning Day 2025
November 2025
A celebration of World Town Planning Day took place on 3 November 2025 with Development Management, Planning Enforcement and Spatial Planning teams involved in various activities to celebrate this special day for planners.
Behind the scenes: Planning apprentices visit North Lincolnshire Council’s Highways department
November 2025
Planning apprentices recently toured North Lincolnshire Council’s Highways Department, gaining first-hand insight into the vital role transport infrastructure plays in shaping communities.
The visit offered a closer look at how road networks are maintained, improved, and integrated into wider planning strategies.
Apprentices engaged with engineers and planners, learning about sustainable transport solutions, traffic management, and the challenges of balancing development with accessibility.
This experience deepened their understanding of how planning and highways teams collaborate to support growth and connectivity across the region an invaluable perspective for their future careers in planning.
Connecting Communities, Building Futures
November 2025
Our planning and highways graduates joined forces for a site visit to the Humber Bridge, a vital link between North Lincolnshire and the wider region. This iconic structure isn’t just a landmark, it’s a lifeline for economic growth, trade, and sustainable transport.
The visit gave graduates hands-on insight into how major infrastructure shapes development, supports connectivity, and drives regeneration across the Humber area.
Investing in future talent means understanding the assets that keep our region moving.
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Nears Royal Assent
November 2025
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill received Royal Assent on the 18 December 2025, introducing landmark reforms to speed up housing and infrastructure delivery.
Key measures include a national scheme of delegation, enabling planners to focus on major applications, and powers for local authorities to set planning fees locally. The Bill also introduces Spatial Development Strategies, reforms compulsory purchase processes, and updates development corporation powers. These changes will modernise planning committees, improve collaboration, and unlock land for housing and critical infrastructure.
Read more about the Bill : Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 – Parliamentary Bills – UK Parliament
Getting SuDS right from the start
November 2025
New guidance from CIRIA highlights how early planning for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) can unlock site value and accelerate approvals. The free guide and animation show how integrating SuDS at the master planning stage improves environmental credentials and saleability. This supports revised SuDS policy in the NPPF and new national standards published in 2025. See NLC Sustainable Drainage Systems guidance.
Wind turbine approved
November 2025
Planning permission has been granted in December 2024 for a wind turbine at Immingham Port. The wind turbine will generate electricity to serve Immingham Port operations, providing renewable energy and will reduce carbon emissions. Details can be found here: PA/2024/397 | North Lincolnshire Planning Portal
Statement of Community Involvement
November 2025
It is important that local people understand the planning process and have the opportunity to get involved and have their say – to influence planning decisions to shape the place they live. The council have a legal requirement to prepare a Statement of Community Involvement under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). The SCI includes details on how and when community involvement will take place and who will be consulted in the preparation of plans and in decision-making on planning applications. A revised SCI was adopted in November 2025 following a public consultation earlier in the year.
NLC New Local Plan update
November 2025
The Local Plan is still at an early stage and must go through a number of stages before it is adopted by the council. The Plan will be supported by an updated evidence base, to justify the policy approach taken, and be informed by community and stakeholder engagement. Initial stage of consultation and a call for sites addendum to inform the preparation of the Local Plan evidence base and Draft Local Plan (Stage 1) has concluded. All sites submitted during the call for sites addendum consultation are currently under review for inclusion within the draft Local Plan.
The council has published a revised Local Development Scheme (LDS), setting out an updated timetable for preparing the emerging Local Plan. The LDS explains the key stages in the plan-making process and provides clarity on when consultation and engagement will take place.