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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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In Focus
Is working from home driving a planning system crisis?
With growing evidence to support the idea that the functioning of the planning system has fallen to its lowest-ever ebb, developers are pointing the finger at the switch to remote working by local authorities
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Every council must approve ‘four to five’ more large schemes each year
Planning consultant estimates how much more new land required by developers to hit government build targets
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Gove says government will legislate for ‘street votes’
Housing secretary tells MPs that plan for suburban densification is a ‘triple whammy’ of good news
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Government appoints resi developer as new chief architect
The MD of Solid Space and former head of urban design at Cabe to replace Andy von Bradsky
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CPRE calls for introduction of ‘brownfield first’ policy
Countryside charity claims government presiding over ‘tragic’ loss of green fields
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Call to boost housing numbers by 67,000 per year in north and midlands
Building Back Britain Commission warns government housing policy is ‘not dynamic enough’ to meet extra demand from ‘levelling up’ growth
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Gove rejects major Kent scheme despite council’s ‘significant’ housing land shortfall
Housing secretary uses first appeal decision to turn down controversial 1,250-home scheme in Medway
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‘Nutrient neutrality’ rules threaten plans for 33,000 homes a year
Savills says stipulations in designated Special Protection Areas having increasing impact on development plans
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Welwyn Hatfield pauses local plan citing PM’s ‘no green field’ conference speech
Green belt authority cancels series of local plan meetings after Boris Johnson tells Tories he wants to take ‘pressure off the South-east’
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Gove fails to mention planning in set piece speech
New housing secretary tells Conservative conference he wants communities to ‘take back control’ but gives nothing away on planning reform
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Gove reported to have ordered ‘complete rethink’ on planning reforms
Report comes ahead of first speech by new housing secretary, as fellow cabinet minister says party ‘looking again’ at proposals
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Think tank recommends government funding for neighbourhood planning
Report by Localis on planning reform comes in advance of first speech by new housing secretary Michael Gove
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Government to face legal challenge over PD rights expansion next week
Campaigners against planning deregulation want to see new rights quashed
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Developers accuse councils of ‘hiding’ behind permissions data to avoid planning for homes
Groups say new research on housing build out debunks landbanking ‘myth’ promoted by councils and politicians
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Planning reform critic given MHCLG ministerial role
Policy advisor Neil O’Brien kicked off backbench unrest over ’mutant alogrithm’ last year
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Countryside campaigners hail reports of government U-turn on planning reform
The Times reports that ministers have dropped plans to introduce ‘zonal’ system and binding housing targets
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New housing design tsar criticised for support for PD
Beauty advocate Nicholas Boys Smith accused of piloting “Trojan horse” for planning deregulation
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Office for Place is ‘not Cabe 2’ says government design advisor
Chair of board setting up new body says it is set to take role accrediting new local design codes
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Councils look to prevent high street resi conversions
Authorities line up to make ‘article 4 directions’ to exempt areas from permitted development rules
