House Builders Association Newsletter 2026 – Issue 9

DEFRA consults on preposed exemptions from Biodiversity Net Gain, the Renters' Rights Act 2026 comes into force and the NFB Launches New Tendering Portal to Help Members Find Construction Opportunities in One Place.
Created: 6 May 2026
Last Reviewed: 6 May 2026
Contents
National 2024-based Population Projections – Population Growth Slows
Biodiversity Net Gain – Proposed Targeted Exemptions
Local Plans – Guidance on the new “Three Gateway” Planning System
AI-Generated Planning Objections Grow
Local Plan Update
Oadby and Wigston
Residential Development Land, Qu.1, 2026
English Devolution Act 2026
Renters Right Act 2026
Upcoming legislation – Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Bill
Right to Buy Changes “to Safeguard Social Housing”
CIL – Householder and Self-Build Exemptions
Changes to the NPPF and Bloor Homes’ Appeal
Court of Appeal ruling on Enforcement Notice
Ashton Park, Trowbridge Settlement
Building Material Producers highlight Growing Tax Burden
Energy Update
Reeves ‘sweeping away barriers to renewables’
Delivering Clean Energy Security
Energy Performance Certificates, Qu.1, 2026
Dandara
The Economy
The Market
Biodiversity Net Gain NFB survey
NFB Tendering Portal
Business Leadership Diploma
CITB Homebuilders Employer Network
HBA Housebuilders survey 

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National 2024-based Population Projections – Population Growth Slows

On 28 April the Office for National Statistics published the 2024-based national population projections.

It now projects that the UK population will reach 71 million by 2034. This is slower than its 2022-based projections, which suggested it would be 72.2 million by mid-2034.

 

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