All Housing Today articles in January 2020 – Page 2
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NewsCouncillors should be stripped of planning power
Influential Policy Exchange think tank suggests radical reform of planning system to build more homes
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NewsPlanning fast-track for beautiful schemes urges commission
Building Better Building Beautiful Commission calls for government to embed beauty in planning system
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CommentDon’t forget: a lot of housing design is getting better
The critical CPRE audit focuses on a limited number of schemes and tells only part of the story
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NewsGrenfell inquiry halts as key witnesses ask for immunity from prosecution
Former employees from main contractor Rydon among those who have threatened not to answer questions
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NewsConstruction starts fell sharply last year
Quarterly data to September last year shows 11% decline on 2018 figure
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NewsBarratt teams up with TfL for Wembley Park housing scheme
Scheme to be built next door to underground station
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NewsConsultants knew about cladding risk, Grenfell inquiry hears
Evidence submitted by manufacturer Celotex reveals email chain in which firms suggest cladding would fail
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CommentLocal government needs more power to create housing policy
Major change is needed to stop local needs being ignored by national planning
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NewsCala set to work on Long Marston housing scheme
Spades will soon be in the ground at garden village development in Warwickshire
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NewsBrexit ‘will hit Scottish housing association tenants hardest’
Scottish housing associations call on Holyrood to fund partnerships with support groups
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NewsRydon ‘not passing the buck’ at Grenfell inquiry
Contractor on tower’s refurbishment says it delegated key tasks to sub-contractors
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NewsClarion’s profit margin halves
Housing association giant says ’prevailing market conditions’ behind drop in surplus
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NewsKey players in Grenfell refurb to give evidence
Architect, contractor and specialists to speak as public inquiry restarts today following resignation of panel member
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CommentCommercial-to-residential PDR has failed
Many poor-quality schemes created by the policy are bad for people and put pressure on local amenities
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NewsNew Camden hotel to feature social housing
Local authority grants planning to new Premier Inn hotel
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News1,000 new homes proposed for Canary Wharf
Allies Morrison present ambitious Docklands plans to Tower Hamlets
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NewsRiver Thames homes-into-hotel rejig gets green light
London councils approves shift from a 166-apartment scheme into a 600-bed hotel
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NewsEdinburgh sets out £2.5bn council housing plan
Support for 6,000 build-to-rent properties included in the scheme