All planning articles – Page 25
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NewsLong-awaited planning reform legislation will be announced on 10 May
Government signals plan to press ahead with plans to scrap section 106
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NewsCash-strapped Slough becomes latest Home Counties council to halt local plan
Slough council struggling to tackle its 5,000-home shortfall
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CommentNutrient neutrality rules may hit delivery at first, but they offer opportunity too
The government’s proposed expansion of nutrient neutrality rules may help councils, developers and landowners find nature-based solutions through planning, argues Andrew Watson
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NewsCountryside wins permission for 170-home scheme
Partnerships housebuilder will redevelop Pike Close estate in Bromley alongside housing association Riverside
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NewsLondon Mayor gives final approval to Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
Drastically revised 500-home Ballymore and Hammerson project given green light
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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