All planning articles – Page 17
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NewsLand promoters call for action on ‘110,000-home annual affordable housing shortfall’
Report finds that having up-to-date local plans is key to delivering more affordable homes
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NewsVistry acquires 530-home site on 5,000-home Birmingham urban extension
Development in Sutton Coldfield will be 35% affordable
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NewsPlans for 307 off site homes approved in Burgess Hill, Sussex
Homes fruit of joint venture between Places for People and MMC housebuilder Ilke
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CommentThe government’s regulation and rhetoric threatens the viability of sites
Ministers’ focus on quality over quantity could increase costs, hit delivery and make it harder for smaller builders to flourish, argues James Thomson
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NewsNew infrastructure tax to be levied on schemes’ gross development value
Details of proposed Infrastructure Levy emerge as government publishes Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
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NewsFears Queen’s Speech means death of hoped-for planning reforms
Planners call for councils to be ”sufficiently resourced” to deliver what changes are brought forward
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NewsGove: Government not bound by 300,000-home manifesto target
Housing secretary says aiming for one target risks “making an enemy of the common good”
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NewsHBF appoints new planning director
Barratt exec Sam Stafford will replace Andrew Whitaker at the Home Builders Federation
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NewsQueen’s Speech 2022 at-a-glance
The important bits for housing and construction in the government’s legislative programme revealed today
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NewsCouncils not giving enough plots planning permission for self-build, stats show
The number of plots in England given planning permission fell 32% (3,954) behind that of those registering to self or custom build between October 31 2020 and the same date in 2021
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NewsInvestor Henley puts in 81-home Ebbsfleet Garden City application
Master developer of the entire quarry site Henley Camlan is enabling the development of over 6,000 homes in total at Ebbsfleet Garden city
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NewsQueen’s Speech today expected to set out planning and procurement overhaul
Industry awaits detail of government legislative priorities, including planning changes and a new procurement bill
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NewsMinister approves 1,000-home scheme on ‘Watership Down’ site
Stuart Andrew follows inspectors recommendation over Bloor Homes’ Sandleford Park scheme in Berkshire despite opposition
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NewsGove confirms plans for ‘street votes’ and local design codes in Queen’s speech
Housing secretary trails policies aimed at ‘gentle densification’ ahead of expected levelling up bill announcement tomorrow
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CommentChoices, choices, choices: ministers must decide whether they’re serious about the housing crisis
Ahead of the Queen’s Speech next Tuesday, Paul Smith suggests how ministers could best choose to improve the planning system
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CommentAxing section 106 would mean better placemaking
The government’s plan to introduce a consolidated infrastructure levy allows placemakers to focus on what’s important – creating schemes of both spatial and social quality, says James Cons
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In FocusLocal elections 2022: how will housing and planning issues affect voting?
Concerns over local planning and housing issues could be the deciding factor in a number of swing seats tomorrow - here are some to watch
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NewsNearly 100,000 homes now held up by nutrient neutrality rules, says HBF
February expansion of water pollution watchlist means plans for housing hit in Tees Valley, Norfolk and Cumbria
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NewsTaylor Wimpey and Homes England lodge appeal over 1,100-home scheme refusal
Planning inquiry set for August as Taylor Wimpey and Homes England say South Ribble council’s reasons were refusal were ‘unclear’
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CommentWhy increasing density is the key to healthy living in communities
Healthy living principles must be embedded in every stage of a development, argues Katja Stille