All Planning articles – Page 9
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CommentFar from being under threat, the green belt is actually growing
We must loudly and repeatedly explain that the green belt is a tool for managing growth, not a kitemark of quality, writes Paul Smith
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NewsGovernment should remove nutrient neutrality from planning system, says Housing Forum
Membership body publishes recommendations to streamline the planning system
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NewsEnvironment Agency hits out at 1,000-home Barratt scheme’s ‘unsustainable’ pressures on water
Councillors on Monday rejected the 1,000-home application, but planning inspector will have final say
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CommentStarmer’s housing pledges must be backed up with realistic plans
Labour has put housing at the top of its agenda with its ambitious housing policy programme, but the party would have much to do
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NewsCala submits 200-home development plan to Cambridge City Council
L&G-owned housebuilder plans to build properties with timber frames
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CommentNotions of 'beauty' should not be too prominent in our planning system
Beauty in design is important but so are lots of other factors, argues Ben Derbyshire
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NewsCambridge planning officers recommend refusal of 1,000-home Barratt scheme on water supply grounds
Two councils and the Environment Agency to object to development due to water sustainability concerns
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NewsGove’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law
Flagship legislation to overhaul planning receives Royal Assent
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CommentHousing is rising up the political agenda and we must make the most of it
The party conference season showed an emerging consensus on housing and this presents an opportunity for the sector, writes James Prestwich
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NewsBarratt wins 300-home appeal on disputed green belt site
Michael Gove says York site is not green belt despite being earmarked in emerging local plan
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NewsPolicy Exchange urges government to focus on urban planning
Influential think tank says new Housing and Planning Bill should be used to ‘regain initiative’ from Labour
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NewsSurrey council threatens to take government to court in deepening local plan row
Spelthorne says it is ’actively considering’ judicial review following housing minister’s intervention to stop withdrawal of draft local plan
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NewsSwansea submits plans for eco-friendly council homes
Proposals drawn up by BDP are for 159 timber frame houses in Bonymaen community
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NewsCriterion Capital to unveil plans for 567 homes on the Greenwich peninsula
Developer drops proposals for a cruise line terminal on the site following local opposition
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NewsIndustry broadly welcomes Starmer’s housebuilding plan
Labour’s plan to reform planning and build new towns draws positive response
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NewsLabour: Nutrients solution ‘cannot be at the expense of the environment’
Party has ‘different way’ to solve nutrient neutrality blockage, says shadow housing minister
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NewsLabour pledges biggest affordable housing boost ‘in a generation’
Party would crack down on developers trying to “wriggle out of their responsibilities”, Angela Rayner says
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CommentShould our planning system be doing less?
Let’s free our over-stretched planners up to add value by reducing duplication and administrative tasks, writes Paul Smith
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NewsOwner of 1,525-home Cavalry Barracks scheme in administration
Inland Homes had promoted development on behalf of owner Hounslow Property Development Ltd
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NewsBirmingham Smithfield masterplan: 687-home development approved
Planning permission for Digbeth development marks start of first phase of Smithfield masterplan