All planning articles – Page 19
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CommentWhy are there are so many badly designed edge-of-town housing schemes?
Planners and architects must engage more with developers to ensure plans are of good design and provide connectivity with other developments, argues Jerry Tate
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NewsWest Northamptonshire Council approves 1,600-home scheme
Davidsons Developments and L&Q Estates secure planning for Overstone Green development
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NewsPlanning decisions made within statutory time at six-year low for final quarter
Concerns for the planning system likely to be heightened as percentage of major and minor planning decisions lowest in fourth quarter since 2015
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NewsDeal signed that will see 3,300 homes built in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council and developer Urban & Civic have signed an agreement to build new neighbourhoods over the next 20 years.
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NewsNine Elms 26-storey tower given go ahead
Vinci and St Modwen JV secures planning for 201 new homes and 5,250 sq ft of retail space.
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NewsGovernment admits ‘immediate impact’ on planning from nutrient neutrality rules expansion
Chief planner says councils may need to reconsider whether development plans acceptable
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CommentThe death of planning reform has been exaggerated
Changes to the system can still be made, even without a standalone planning bill, argues Paul Smith
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NewsHuge extension to ‘nutrient neutrality’ rules threatens thousands of new homes
Forty-two further councils will now be affected by water quality requirements under new plans
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NewsEngineering giant to take over Barton Willmore
Global engineering services company Stantec’s acquisition of consultancy Barton Willmore is expected to complete at the start of next month.
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NewsL&Q and Countryside get green light for 233 homes
Barnet council approves application for final stage of regeneration scheme
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NewsPlans unveiled for 515-home Wembley scheme
Landowner and developer Canada Israel and development manager Avanton submit plans for £250m development
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CommentWe should stop seeing the green belt as sacrosanct
Misunderstanding of the purpose of the green belt is leading to too many applications being determined at appeal, writes David Churchill
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NewsBristol council housebuilder to build 3,000 homes over 10 years
New business plan sees Goram Homes double pipeline as work on first scheme set to begin
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NewsHousing minister threatens intervention over local plan withdrawal
Stuart Andrew said he was ‘very disappointed’ by the proposed scrapping of Basildon’s controversial plan
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CommentThe end of the planning bill is nigh – but what does it mean for housing development?
The widely expected dropping of the government’s planning legislation will make it harder to build 300,000 homes a year, warns Colin Brown
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NewsInland Homes wins appeal against refusal for 206-home scheme
Planning inspector gives green light for scheme after council refusal
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NewsMinister green lights 454-home Wembley scheme following inquiry
Eddie Hughes approves Barratt and TfL development
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CommentThe latest housing delivery test figures show our planning system isn’t working
Annual government figures showing homes delivered by local authority reveal some of the key barriers to delivery and it is time for change, argues Paul Smith
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NewsRenaker's 60-storey Trinity Island scheme approved
SimpsonHaugh-designed Manchester towers approved despite lack of affordable housing
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NewsGove cladding amendments branded ‘draconian’ and ‘extreme’
Housebuilders say they will continue to negotiate with housing secretary despite threat to stop them trading