All planning articles
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NewsGreen light for Lambeth and London Square scheme with 40% social rent
Development will see 288 homes bullt across four blocks
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CommentCould standard section 106 templates speed up delivery?
A committee of MPs has called for national standardised section 106 templates. Pete Canavan assesses what impact this could have
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NewsGovernment reveals names of seven new towns it proposes to back in new programme
MHCLG announces it will back seven settlements, down from the 12 recommended by the new town’s taskforce
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NewsPlan for 2,000-home garden village on former green belt land in Tameside approved
Godley Green Garden Village will be developed by a joint venture company consisting of Barratt Redrow, Homes England and Lloyd Banking Group
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NewsFunding deal agreed for Ballymore’s delayed 52-storey Canary Wharf tower
Tower was one of first major schemes to be redesigned to add second staircases
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NewsGovernment rejects Wiltshire Council’s 37,000-home local plan
Inspectors warn proposed timescales are ‘unrealistic’
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NewsNext round of consultation begins on 3,000-home Croydon plan
Masterplan proposes new homes, shops and public spaces
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NewsMinisters urged to change NPPF to allow councils to set higher carbon standards for new homes
Group claims proposed reforms to NPPF would act as ceiling for standards
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NewsBellway announces early stage plans to build 3,000 homes north of Southend
Housebuilder hopes to apply for permission to build two ‘interconnected villages’ on agricultural land later this year
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NewsHenry Boot wins appeal for 1,000 homes in Kent
Scheme green lit after local planning authority failed to make timely decision on application
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News400-home King’s Cross scheme gets green light from Camden planners
Mixed-use plans include a 31-storey tower with 119 social rented homes in first phase.
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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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News400-home King’s Cross scheme set to be approved this week
Mixed-use plans include 119 homes for social rent
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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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CommentHousing is just as crucial to the success of Ox-Cam arc as science and technology
The government is betting big with a £500m investment in Oxford and Cambridge. But, argues Steve Brett, a shortage of affordable and sustainable housing across the region would halt growth before it even begins
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CommentTackling the intransigent opposition of local groups to development
Ben Derbyshire, who is president of the London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies, explains how he wants groups to adopt a more proactively positive stance
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In FocusWhat slow progress at Tempsford says about the wider new towns programme
Despite the suitable location of the Bedfordshire site as a place for tens of thousands of new homes, the government has yet to formally declare its backing for the project. Joey Gardiner asks why so many questions remain unresolved
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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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In FocusHow the viability crunch is also putting housing design quality under strain
Mary Richardson examines how Britain’s viability crisis is squeezing design quality and stalling the creation of real places to live
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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