On 17 August 2026, the Government published the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) - the first genuinely comprehensive rewrite of the document since it was introduced in 2012. For anyone planning a residential project, a rural conversion, or a self-build, this matters: the NPPF sits above every local plan in England and directly shapes how councils weigh up your application. We've been working through the new Framework, and we've pulled out the ten points most