All planning articles – Page 13
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News
Planning reforms package delayed until November
Times reports that government has put back its proposed reforms until after the chancellor’s fiscal plan
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Comment
When it comes to housing, who are the ‘anti-growth coalition’?
The truth is ensuring the planning system can deliver more new homes would be unpopular with large sections of the country but change is in our best interests, writes Paul Smith
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News
Former no10 adviser Jack Airey drafted in as DLUHC special adviser
Adviser involved in controversial 2020 planning white paper now special adviser for new secretary of state Simon Clarke
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Aitch wins consent for 65-home Poplar scheme
Homes to replace derelict community centre on the edge of a conservation area
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Comment
Tory conference day two: Calls to boost SMEs and Lord Heseltine makes regen case
While the chancellor’s change of heart grabbed the headlines, the second day in Birmingham also saw calls for more SME housebuilders, concerns about nutrient neutrality, and debates about investment zones and regeneration, writes Ben Flatman
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News
DLUHC opens bids for investment zones
‘Rapid process’ to assess applications to follow two-week application window
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News
Steve Morgan’s latest venture files first planning application
Strategic land firm Carden Group submits plans for 1,000-home garden village scheme in Devon
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News
DLUHC insists levelling up bill won’t be scrapped
Housing department scotches rumours that legislation to be binned after new ’planning and infrastructure bill’ announced on Friday
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News
Sector calls for planning reform everywhere – not just in new zones
Ministers are in talks with 38 authorities about proposal to liberalise planning rules, chancellor reveals
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Kwarteng expected to announce planning deregulation zone policy on Friday
More detail on Truss’ plan for new ‘Bournvilles’ set to be announced
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News
Dover Council lifts nutrients ban on development following study
HBF hails new approach as Natural England agrees development contribution to pollution ’insignificant’
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Comment
Truss must pursue an ‘infrastructure first’ approach to speed up housing delivery
We need a more holistic, less adversarial planning system and Liz Truss’ support for deregulated investment zones may be a good start, writes Andrew Williams
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News
Green belt grows for the first time in nearly a decade
Official figures show ammount of land protected from development by green belt classification increased to highest amount since 2014.
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News
Meyer Homes’ controversial Woolwich blocks approved
Councillors narrowly approve 712-home scheme after rejection of 27-storey tower
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Comment
Scarcity is spreading through the economy - and it might boost housing supply
From lab and distribution space, to reservoirs and energy, we don’t seem to have enough of anything and this might give impetus to the planning reform we need to boost housing, argues Paul Smith
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Comment
Truss must remove red tape and reform planning to build homes for first-time buyers
Making it easier to develop affordable, energy-efficient homes in areas of deprivation must be a key focus for the new prime minister, argues James Thomson
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Comment
Pro-development free marketeer or nimby? Which Liz Truss will we get?
Liz Truss now says she wants to scrap housing targets, but back in 2019 she wanted to build on the green belt. How likely is a return to pro-development principles now she is in office?, asks Joey Gardiner
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News
GLA gives green light for 213-home co-living scheme
Oaktree Capital-backed developer Balance Out Living secures approval after examination by Mayoral body
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Comment
Simon Clarke must urgently press ahead with planning reform
The high turnover of housing secretaries is leading to planning reform hiatus, so the new holder of the post must clarify his plans early, writes Paul Smith
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In Focus
Rural housing: Solving the escape from the country
John Sneddon Tetlow King says communities would more likely accept new homes if they only went to people with a local connection