All planning articles
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NewsWider reform to combined authority governance needed to make most of new planning powers, warns IfG
Insitute for Government sets out recommendations after publication of Planning and Infrastructure Bill
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CommentLand banking: the baseless conspiracy theory that refuses to go away
Despite numerous reviews finding no evidence of housebuilders deliberately withholding land from the market, we are again having to talk about ‘unbuilt’ homes, writes Paul Smith
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NewsPositive reaction to planning reforms but social housing bodies warn wider support for sector also needed
Housebuilders welcome new legislation
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NewsPlanning and Infrastructure Bill sets out radical shake-up of committee system
Legislation would see government dictate which types of applications can be determined by councillors
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NewsPlanning approvals fall to decade low as housing output drops
HBF boss warns housing supply is at “crisis” levels
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NewsGreen light for 460-home mixed-use marina scheme in Southampton
Scheme will not include affordable housing following viability assessment
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NewsMcLaren Living gets green light for 314-home mixed-use scheme
Watford development will see police station and magistrates court demolished
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NewsGovernment announces 30-month target for local plans
Ministers want to reduce the seven-year average to produce and adopt local plans
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NewsWider roll out of CPO reforms could slow housing development, warns HBF
Housebuilders’ body warns a ‘general direction’ to remove ‘hope value’ for whole categories of sites to speed up development would have the opposite effect
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CommentBalancing quality and quantity to deliver 1.5m homes
The government – and housebuilders – must be given the best possible chance of achieving its ambitious target writes Ben Derbyshire
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In FocusIt’s deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
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NewsCIH and NHF call for clarity over proposed CPO rule changes
British Property Federation warns of hit to land supply as government consultation closes
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NewsNine in 10 planning departments facing difficulties recruiting staff, MHCLG survey finds
First annual survey of planning capacity reflects concern about town halls’ capacity to cope with planning reforms
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NewsDraft masterplan for up to 1,200 new homes unveiled for Bristol’s Western Harbour
Public consultation is now underway as proposals outline new homes, infrastructure, and public spaces
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CommentThere are many unanswered questions about the government’s Nature Restoration Fund
Ministers plan to create a new fund as a way for developers to meet their environmental obligations without slowing down housebuilding, writes James Clark. But how will it work and will it be successful?
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NewsGrey belt policy ‘unlikely to have significant impact’ on housebuilding, Lords committee finds
Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been “rushed and incoherent”
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CommentPlanning reform in the year ahead – a lot to do but the signs are promising
Paul Smith describes the current planning reform landscape and finds positivity in the government’s general direction of travel
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NewsGovernment gives go ahead for 37-storey student scheme after failed attempt to list building
600-bed scheme will include part of cotton mill that was built in 1801
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News27,000 homes turned down on green belt land ‘would have been approved under grey belt change’
Applications ’well worth revisiting’ says Searchland boss
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NewsPlans drawn up for 2,300-bed student accommodation scheme in Manchester
Replacement of existing 1990s accommodation to contain two towers up to 30 storeys