All planning articles – Page 2
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NewsMHCLG to push ahead with requirement for larger sites to be mixed-tenure
Department says build out is faster on mixed-tenure sites and is seeking feedback on what the threshold should be
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News‘Housebuilders do not sit on land’ – HBF hits back at Rayner’s plan for slow build-out fines
Trade body calls on government to focus instead on the ‘actual reasons’ for subdued supply
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CommentWhy puddles are the latest in a long list of obstacles to building the homes we need
The planning system no longer recognises the difference between rivers and puddles and this must be fixed, says Paul Smith
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NewsGreen light for more than 1,000 homes in revised scheme by modular developer
Tide has increased both coliving and affordable components of the proposals
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NewsPlans for 1,200-home scheme in Birmingham approved despite high-rise jitters
Five-tower Goods Station scheme signed off after developer Vita Group changes one tower to private sale
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NewsDeveloper revives plan for homes on abandoned Camelot theme park site
Story Homes tables 350-home scheme after two former proposals were rejected due to concerns over the use of green belt land
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CommentThe key elements (and omissions) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill for housing
The government’s landmark bill is progressing through parliament at speed. Lisa Tye explains what the legislation means for the sector
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NewsPlan to add 300 homes to scheme at Battersea Power Station approved
Battersea Development Company says new phase will have a “more modern aesthetic”
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CommentAbolishing planning performance agreements? Templates for section 106? There are further opportunities to reform planning
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill offers a chance to look at how we can improve the planning application process further. Paul Smith gives his thoughts on some ways to do it
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NewsGet Living submits revised plans for 500 homes on Elephant and Castle site
Proposed build-to-rent scheme to include a cultural venue and student accommodation as part of the final phase of the £1.5 billion redevelopment.
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NewsWandsworth councillors unanimously reject 29-storey Battersea tower
Scheme branded as making a “total mockery” of council’s tall buildings policies
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CommentThe Planning and Infrastructure Bill offers hope for a system in desperate need of repair
Forthcoming legislation to further shake up the planning system is exactly what the housing sector needs, but there is a long way to go yet, writes Craig Pettit
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NewsCouncil approves plan for 300 homes at Glasgow’s Govan Graving Docks
Derelict site has been vacant for almost four decades
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NewsGreen light for Berkeley’s 900-home Elephant & Castle tower scheme
Four-block Borough Triangle plans survive flood of objections from locals and opposition from Historic England
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News‘Gap must be filled by social housing’ – sector hopeful of funding boost after OBR forecasts 1.3m new homes against Starmer’s 1.5m target
Hopes grow for June 11 spending review with social housing bodies calling for ‘significant’ investment in social and affordable housing to push delivery to 1.5m homes
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News600 homes approved at Lendlease’s Silvertown development
Plan to redevelop largest undeveloped former Royal Docks site approved
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NewsGreen light for 355-home scheme in Stratford
Project will also include new public realm, cafe and performance space