All planning articles – Page 12
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NewsHousing Forum calls on government to scrap planning validation checklists
Validation checklists “not working well” and should be replaced with simpler planning statement system, says housing membership body
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CommentDeliberate landbanking by housebuilders is a myth
The suggestion that housebuilders deliberately landbank is, to put it bluntly, poppycock
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NewsSouthwark council approves Joseph Homes’ 34-storey student tower
Scheme in Old Kent Road Opportunity Area will deliver 688 student beds and 23 affordable homes
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NewsPlans for 70-home development in East Devon approved amid sewage concerns
The outline application, which was deferred last month to consult the Environment Agency and local water company, has been approved
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CommentMoney in the autumn statement was in short supply – but ministers do have tools now to boost development
Jeremy Hunt’s ‘autumn statement’ offered thin gruel for housing but there are reasons to be optimistic, writes Paul Smith
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NewsPlans submitted for 1,500-home scheme in north-west London
Hollybrook’s Neasden Goods Yard scheme to contain five blocks of up to 51 storeys in height
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NewsStory Homes submits plans for 187-home scheme near Warrington
Carlisle-based developer has put forward plans for 187-home scheme at site currently designated as green belt
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NewsJoseph Homes 34-storey student tower recommended for approval
South London scheme replaces HTA-designed flats proposals hit by “viability and deliverability” concerns
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NewsGove overturns refusal for 1,100-home Taylor Wimpey development in Lancashire
A decision on the Pickering’s Farm development on 50 hectares of agricultural land was called in for determination by the housing secretary
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NewsManchester refuses student housing scheme for the fourth time
Council also approves 250-home housing block in Ancoats
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NewsThe 11 largest housebuilders own or control 1.17 million plots, competition regulator says
The Competition and Markets Authority is seeking feedback on land banks and planning rules as part of its probe into the housbeuilding market
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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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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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NewsGove’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law
Flagship legislation to overhaul planning receives Royal Assent
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NewsDocklands towers approved at appeal
Inspector overturns councillors’ rejection of mixed-use east London scheme
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NewsBerkeley submits plan for at least 3,000 more homes in huge Ealing project
Outline application proposes around 50 new buildings in five new phases
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NewsPlan for East London towers set for approval
Plans drawn up for 952 homes for site owned by Chinese consortium and Hong Kong fund
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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