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Policy paper
Land Use Framework
How we can use our land more effectively to increase the resilience of our homes, communities, infrastructure, and food systems, while speeding up development and restoring nature.
From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
18 March 2026
23 April 2026
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Applies to England
Documents
Land Use Framework for England (web-optimised PDF)
Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6331-1, E03568609, CP 1545
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Land Use Framework for England (print-ready PDF)
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The Land Use Framework for England (accessible)
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Details
The Land Use Framework for England sets out how we can use our land more effectively.
The government consulted on land use from January to April 2025. This framework incorporates the government’s response to that consultation. You can read a
summary of responses to the consultation
The Framework has 3 sections:
a vision for England’s future landscapes, informed by sophisticated land use change analysis
a set of principles to inform how decisions are made about land
actions we will take to support land use change, in partnership with others
This is the first Land Use Framework for England. Further iterations will be published. We will update the framework every 5 years to reflect progress and incorporate evolving data and evidence.
Further information
As outlined in the Land Use Framework, we will publish further detail on our land use analysis and related information as part of our ongoing national conversation on land use.
You can find further information on the approach that we have taken to our modelling in the Land Use Consultation
Analytical Annex
Our revised analysis incorporates the latest government targets, such as those outlined in the
Environmental Improvement Plan
and
Clean Power 2030 Action Plan
, and takes account of related information such as the 30by30
Methodology Note
Updates to this page
Published 18 March 2026
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23 April 2026
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A 'Further information' section has been added to the cover page.
18 March 2026
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