All Planning articles
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CommentWhere is the digital planning revolution?
The potential for using technology to improve planning is huge, but progress is slow. Paul Smith explains what needs to happen to speed things up.
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CommentThe green belt has fuelled our housing crisis – so why is Labour reluctant to give it up altogether?
At a time of a housing crisis there is a genuine case for replacing green belt requirements, argues Simon Cox
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NewsNewham Council approves Ballymore’s 1,700-home Silvertown scheme
Industrial site to be cleared to make way for 12 buildings up to 18 storeys in height
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CommentWill government’s aspirations for good design be derailed by under-resourced planning departments?
Pro-building planning reforms are undoubtedly a good thing for our industry but we must be careful to ensure that legitimate community concerns can still be heard, writes Denise Chevin
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NewsHenry Boot forward sells site with outline planning for 1,270 homes to Persimmon
Housebuilder to work towards applying for detailed consent early next year
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NewsPlans submitted for £200m Huyton town centre regeneration scheme
Mixed-use plans to include council headquarters and new homes
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News‘Emergency’ planning package to boost London’s housebuilding delayed
Measures reportedly include a reduction in affordable housing requirements on sites
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NewsPlans being drawn up for 22-storey student accommodation tower on former London Met School of Architecture site
Mixed-use scheme would add new education space to school site formerly known as The Cass
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News‘Bulk of reform has been done’ - Pennycook warns housing developers against ‘holding back’ for more
Pennycook says results of numerous consultation to be revealed in coming months
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NewsBirmingham Council selects Lovell to deliver 3,500-home Druids Heath scheme
Over half the homes will be for affordable housing
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CommentNow is not the time to panic about low planning approvals
As poor statistics continue to roll in Reed and Pennycook must hold their nerve, stick to their plan and be patient, argues Paul Smith
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CommentSmall sites deserve big attention: why further planning reform is needed for SME developments
The system is still too slow, too unpredictable and too poorly resourced to support the scale of housing delivery identified by our new administration, says Paul Campbell, chief executive at Richborough
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CommentThe government has thrown its support behind housebuilders, now it must translate into action
Labour is enacting the biggest change to planning for 30 years – it is essential momentum continues, writes Wayne Douglas
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NewsPlans submitted for 676-home Croydon scheme
The build-to-rent development, submitted on behalf of Croydon Developments Ltd, includes three towers up to 42 storeys
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NewsPlans approved for 130-home Barnet scheme funded by Aviva and council
Project set to complete in 2028
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NewsMayors to be given stronger powers to speed up housing and infrastructure delivery in devolution bill
Legislation was formally introduced to parliament on Thursday
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NewsPoplar Harca and Hill Group get permission for 2,000-home east London regeneration
Proposals for Teviot Estate in Tower Hamlets are finally set to get going after planning hold-ups
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NewsMHCLG aiming to ensure planners can draw on similar levels of resources as developers in viability negotiations
Senior official says she hopes government plan will tackle imbalance between public and private sectors
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CommentA year on from the general election, what progress are we making towards 1.5 million homes?
This Friday marks a year since Labour won a historic landslide in the general election. Paul Smith assesses how the government has fared against its key housing delivery pledge
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NewsMHCLG to push ahead with requirement for larger sites to be mixed-tenure
Department says build out is faster on mixed-tenure sites and is seeking feedback on what the threshold should be