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In FocusCan the new housing minister make a difference before the election?
The past nine housing ministers have come and gone in the time it takes to get a large project to site, says Joey Gardiner. So what are the chances that the latest incumbent in the role can do what is required to pick the industry up off the floor?
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NewsGreater Manchester’s 175,000-home joint plan enters final straight
Inspectors approve 700-page Places for Everyone plan subject to consultation on final modifications
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In FocusUPDATED: List of councils to have delayed plan-making since Gove’s targets U-turn
Housing Today lists the councils to have deferred local plans in the wake of the government’s proposed changes to planning
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NewsChurchill boss hits out at government ‘blackmail’ over cladding costs
Spencer McCarthy says current administration is ‘anti-housebuilder’ and ‘anti-development’
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NewsMichael Gove’s constituency council latest to delay local plan work
Surrey Heath among two more councils to pause local plan progress citing NPPF reforms
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into government planning U-turn
Levelling Up committee to look at consultation on national planning policy which followed Gove’s backroom housing targets deal
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CommentGove’s retreat into nimbyism spells political trouble for the Tories
The pre-Christmas consultation on reforms to national planning policy will lead councils to plan for fewer homes - and contributes to the sense that the government has all but given up on helping those not yet on the housing ladder, writes Joey Gardiner
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NewsTory district council latest to pause local plan work
Councillors in Mid Sussex decide to pause plan work in light of uncertainty over government planning reforms
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NewsGuild Living wins planning appeal after ‘ageism’ row
Inspector backs developer’s plans for 222 extra care homes in Walton-on-Thames