All planning articles
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NewsRegal wins approval for 1,300-bed student housing scheme in London’s Docklands
Development will combine student housing, affordable homes, public space and a working wharf on long-vacant riverside site
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NewsFirst look at plans for Liverpool Festival Gardens brownfield scheme
First phase would include 440 homes
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NewsCouncil granted permission for 380-home Romford town centre revamp despite 2,500 objections
Fletcher Priest, Allies & Morrison and Maccreanor Lavington secure approval for 1,000-home scheme amid backlash over loss of local mosque
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CommentHow we can find out what people really think about new homes
Councils should seek the views of a representative sample of the local population, rather than a minority with vested interests, argues Paul Smith
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NewsPlans for controversial build-to-rent scheme in Bristol approved
434 home scheme will not provide any on-site affordable housing
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NewsDeveloper lowers height in latest plans for east London student accmmodation scheme
Previous scheme in Stratford turned down because it resembled ‘monolithic slab’
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NewsPlans in for 368-home scheme in north London
Proposals would see row of six towers built on slim site near Hendon Station
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CommentThe government has thrown its support behind housebuilders, now it must translate into action
Labour is enacting the biggest change to planning for 30 years – it is essential momentum continues, writes Wayne Douglas
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NewsLuton Town Football Club developers seek affordable homes exemption
Financial viability assessment warns “project at risk” if required to deliver 20% affordable housing
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NewsPlans for 950 homes on Edinburgh brownfield site submitted
Summix Capital scheme intended to be 35% affordable
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NewsPlans submitted for 676-home Croydon scheme
The build-to-rent development, submitted on behalf of Croydon Developments Ltd, includes three towers up to 42 storeys
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NewsPlans being drawn up for 35-storey co-living tower in Shoreditch
Finsgate House scheme to contain 500 homes and adjacent office block
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CommentGovernment must be brutal in reducing planning burdens to help SMEs build
The government can’t meet its 1.5 million homes target without smaller housebuilders delivering. It should be bolder in reforming planning to help them do it, argues Paul Smith
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NewsRIBA calls for quality to be at the heart of 1.5 million homes commitment
RIBA warns “delivering housing at pace must not sacrifice quality”
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CommentThe great site allocation myth: why so few homes are actually built where we plan them
Looking back at research from the 1990s and comparing it with today’s data, David Rudlin explores the persistent failure of site allocations to deliver housing
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NewsPlans approved for 130-home Barnet scheme funded by Aviva and council
Project set to complete in 2028
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NewsPlans for 885-home West Kentish Town Estate redevelopment submitted
Project involves the phased demolition of four residential buildings and garages on the site.
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NewsCala Homes gets green light for 226 homes in Bo’ness
The new development in Scotland is located seven miles east of Falkirk
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NewsMayors to be given stronger powers to speed up housing and infrastructure delivery in devolution bill
Legislation was formally introduced to parliament on Thursday
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NewsPoplar Harca and Hill Group get permission for 2,000-home east London regeneration
Proposals for Teviot Estate in Tower Hamlets are finally set to get going after planning hold-ups