All Planning articles – Page 11
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CommentThe rough guide to housing supply - learning from planning policy abroad
Minneapolis, Auckland and Helsinki are just three cities that have boosted supply by loosening planning. Paul Smith argues we should learn from them.
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NewsCouncillors block 700-home scheme
Loss of old industrial buildings and lack of larger family apartments fuels rejection of plans for Birmingham’s Digbeth area
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NewsPlans submitted for 245-home Bristol regeneration scheme
Developer Umberslade has revised plans after former RIBA president criticised the height of the scheme in sensitive harbourside location
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NewsThe Housing Forum calls for talks with Gove over second staircase ‘hiatus’
Body says decision to reduce height of second staircase mandate to 18m risks “significantly reducing” housing supply
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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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NewsEnvironment Agency objects to 500-home scheme in Oxford because of flood risk worries
Developer insists solution will be found for Hawkins Brown proposals as EA recommends refusal
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NewsProposals lodged to redevelop Derby’s historic Friar Gate Goods Yard
‘Distressed buildings’ from the 1870s to be painstakingly restored as part of the 227-bed redevelopment
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NewsNational park bosses slam Gove’s permitted development plans
Government consulting on letting rural landowners convert barns without planning consent
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NewsWeston wins approval for third Bury St Edmunds scheme
The 171-bedroom development will include six buildings of four and five storeys
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NewsHines submits plans for Blackfriars towers
Mixed use scheme includes 400 homes in two towers of up to 40 storeys
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CommentGove’s simplification of plan-making won’t remove political barriers to development
The housing secretary this week announced proposals to make the local plan system more simple. However, Paul Smith argues the problems go beyond technical processes.
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NewsGovernment proposes three-check system for local plans
Consultation paper published outlining Gove’s proposals to speed up and simplify local plans
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NewsGreen light for final elements of Olympic village development
Build-to-rent developer Get Living gets planning approval for three new buildings
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NewsYet another planning consultation will hit delivery further, housebuilders warn
Gove’s latest announcement creates uncertainty and gives councils another excuse to pause local plans, says the Home Builders Federation
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NewsGove lowers proposed second staircase threshold to 18m
Introduction of policy in London earlier this year saw host of schemes shelved
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NewsParliamentarians launch review of how to improve section 106 system
New inquiry focusing on improving existing system of developer contributions not government’s planned Infrastructure Levy
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NewsRevised £1bn Richmond housing scheme gets green-light from council after Khan rejection
Mayor of London refused 1,000-home scheme in 2021 due to low levels of afffordable housing
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NewsWeston founder predicts 40% national housebuilding drop
Bob Weston predicts steep fall in output over the next 12 months
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NewsCambridge ‘not consulted’ on 250,000-home growth plan
Sunday Times says University city earmarked by DLUHC for ‘Silicon Valley’-style expansion
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NewsPrime minister and Gove working on new nutrients crisis plan
Possible amendments to Levelling Up Bill could allow building work to start on the basis of future improvements