All planning articles – Page 2
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CommentThe great site allocation myth: why so few homes are actually built where we plan them
Looking back at research from the 1990s and comparing it with today’s data, David Rudlin explores the persistent failure of site allocations to deliver housing
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NewsPlans approved for 130-home Barnet scheme funded by Aviva and council
Project set to complete in 2028
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NewsPlans for 885-home West Kentish Town Estate redevelopment submitted
Project involves the phased demolition of four residential buildings and garages on the site.
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NewsCala Homes gets green light for 226 homes in Bo’ness
The new development in Scotland is located seven miles east of Falkirk
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NewsMayors to be given stronger powers to speed up housing and infrastructure delivery in devolution bill
Legislation was formally introduced to parliament on Thursday
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NewsPoplar Harca and Hill Group get permission for 2,000-home east London regeneration
Proposals for Teviot Estate in Tower Hamlets are finally set to get going after planning hold-ups
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NewsHenry Boot gets planning for more than 500 homes and cyber centre in Cheltenham
Scheme could eventually see 2,500 homes built
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NewsMHCLG aiming to ensure planners can draw on similar levels of resources as developers in viability negotiations
Senior official says she hopes government plan will tackle imbalance between public and private sectors
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CommentA year on from the general election, what progress are we making towards 1.5 million homes?
This Friday marks a year since Labour won a historic landslide in the general election. Paul Smith assesses how the government has fared against its key housing delivery pledge
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NewsDolphin submits plans to add 138 homes to west London estate
Regeneration scheme would involve a mix of retrofit and new build
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NewsRevised Vauxhall towers set for approval next week
Scheme to replace former plan for hotel towers on riverside site
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NewsPlans for 3,000-home Nine Elms tower scheme revealed
Scheme would include 70-storey tower, making it one of the tallest residential developments in the UK
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CommentFive practical steps to speed up housing delivery - a town planner’s view
Dan Wilson gives his view on what needs to change to the planning system to get Britain building
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NewsBeal Homes submits plans for 418 homes in Hull
Proposed scheme at Sutton-on-Hull will deliver biodiversity net gain of at least 10%
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NewsHomes England buys army barracks site for 1,300-home development
Site released as part of government’s new ‘trailblazer’ drive for development on surplus public sector land
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NewsLeeds council unveils updated plan for 2,500 homes around Elland Road stadium
The plans are intended to replace the 2007 proposals
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NewsLeeds student accommodation block gets green light
Part of 1960s-built Merrion Centre set to be demolished to make way for 37-storey development
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NewsPlans submitted for £100m Digbeth regeneration with 240 homes
Plans for the brownfield site have been designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris architects
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NewsStarmer announces AI tool to speed up planning system
The government has announced the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, designed in collaboration with Google, in order to speed up the planning system. An AI assistant for planning officers and local councils – which can scan hundreds of files in seconds– called Extract, was announced by the ...
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CommentPlanning reforms are welcome but will need to sit alongside other measures
Paul Hackett explains what the Labour gavernment’s policies are likely to mean for affordable housebuilding