We acknowledge the Government’s aspiration to build 1.5 million homes over the next five years. Our response to the September 2024 consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is intended to help ensure that this is done in a way that delivers the right homes in the right places. Development in National Landscapes should be balanced with a recognition of the wider benefits to society they provide. The UK’s iconic Protected Landscapes need to remain protected – it would be appropriate to strengthen their protection for all the benefits they provide the nation.