All Planning articles – Page 17
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NewsMore councils halt local plans in wake of Gove planning climbdown
North Somerset Council and Gedling Borough Council change tack on local plans
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NewsCountryside wins permission for Beckenham estate regeneration scheme
Newly merged partnerships housebuilder working with Riverside on 275-home scheme
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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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NewsSurrey council proposes removing green belt sites from its draft plan
Mole Valley Council mulls change in wake of Michael Gove’s pre-Christmas planning climbdown
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NewsTwo more councils delay plans after Gove housing climbdown
Stockport and Mole Valley the latest to pause work citing deal with Tory rebels weakening requirement for new homes
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NewsBerkeley faces judicial review over major green belt permission
Effingham Parish Council says it has support of local MP and 700 residents for challenge against ’irrational and illogical’ decision
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CommentPlanning does not need to be so divisive
’Co-creation’ of schemes, with communities playing a part, can be a real solution to bringing forward development that everybody can get behind, writes Robin Shepherd
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NewsFears raised over NPPF reform consultation
Concern that national planning policy changes made after compromise deal with Tory rebels will deepen housing crisis
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NewsGove to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Government estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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NewsFewer planning applications submitted and granted in England
Number of submissions to local authorities in third quarter of 2022 was the lowest for more than two years
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News5,500-home Birmingham urban extension tipped for approval
Taylor Wimpey, Vistry and Homes England involved in 5,500-home Langley Sustainable Urban Extension
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NewsTwo councils pause local plan work after Gove planning climbdown
Horsham and Teignbridge postpone meetings amid fears of ’complete collapse’ in plan-making
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NewsRedrow wins huge green belt appeal from housing minister
York garden village scheme given green light after inquiry partly on basis of housing need
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NewsCampaigners push for further changes as Levelling Up Bill back in Parliament
Call for government to back down on National Development Management Policies following Gove retreat on housing targets
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NewsTelford wins permission for 11-block housing scheme in Ilford
HTA-designed development to include more than 800 homes in towers rising to 36 storeys in height
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CommentThe Gove who stole Christmas: why planning backdown will have a huge impact
The housing secretary’s latest proposed planning reforms will lead to further delays and fewer homes, writes Paul Smith
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NewsWarning of ‘complete collapse’ in local plan-making after Gove reform announcement
Developer groups fear the government has “given up” on housing delivery despite asserted support for 300,000-home target
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NewsGove to water down local housing targets following backbench pressure
DLUHC announces changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill which would give councils more flexibility to depart from housing delivery numbers following pressure from MPs.
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NewsA2 Dominion and TfL get green light for 350-home scheme
Development next to Hounslow West Tube station is on TfL-owned land
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NewsPlanning permissions fall to lowest level for a decade
Figures below the level seen at the height of the covid pandemic