All planning articles – Page 5
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NewsCala Homes secures approval for new 320-home scheme in Surrey
Of the 320 homes, 96 will be for affordable tenures
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NewsNPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target
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NewsSwansea Council gets green light for 156-home scheme
The 156-unit energy efficient scheme forms part of the council’s wider efforts to increase affordable housing supply
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NewsFinalised changes to National Planning Policy Framework set to be published later today
Reports suggest grey belt definition could be widened
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NewsMixed response to 4,000-home Earl’s Court plan
Councillors, residents and local organisations have expressed concern about the huge scheme but 135 letters also received from those in favour
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NewsHousebuilders and planners welcome Rayner’s plan to bypass local committees on development decisions
Government has published a working paper and asked for industry views on proposals
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NewsRayner announces plan to bypass local committees to stop developments ‘getting stuck in the system’
Housing secretary pledges to remove ‘subjectiveness’ and allow applications to be approved if they follow local plan and NPPF
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NewsNew government’s rhetoric already affecting planning, says Berkeley
Housebuilder reports drop in pre-tax profit on increased revenue in half-year results
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NewsGreen light for 7,000-home Edinburgh city extension
Local developer Drum Property Group’s £2bn scheme granted unanimous approval by council
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NewsMount Anvil seeks to double size of Camden estate regeneration sceheme
Housebuilder to triple size of towers as it replaces lead architect Karakusevic Carson with Pollard Thomas Edwards.
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NewsThakeham gets green light for 124-home scheme in Sussex
Stonewater will manage the scheme which is 100% affordable
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NewsRayner gives green light to 165-home Berkeley scheme previously blocked by Gove
Housing secretary judges harm to natural beauty to be limited
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NewsUniversity of Cambridge considers doubling size of development to 6,000 homes
University looking at increasing density of Eddington scheme
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into environmental impact of Starmer’s planning reforms
Environmental audit committee to probe environmental sustainability of the government’s plans for 1.5m homes
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NewsRetirement Villages Group gets green light for 144-home Epping Forest scheme
Epping Forest District Council has granted the AXA-owned developer permission to deliver an over-65s development in Chigwell
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NewsScottish government to launch 'planning hub' in the new year
The Scottish government will offer 30 bursaries for postgraduate studies in planning in 2025/26
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CommentLabour must deliver on planning reform as its main tool to drive economic growth
The Office for Budget Responsibility seems unconvinced about Starmer’s growth agenda, but crucially it did not take into account the economic impact of the government’s proposed planning changes, writes Paul Smith
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NewsRayner intervenes over 8,400-home scheme in Kent opposed by local council
Planning officers had recommended refusal for scheme due to “urbanising impact”
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NewsDecision on Woolwich towers scheme demolition order expected by end of next month
Comer Homes’ 200-home site in Woolwich was handed enforcement notice last year after breaching planning permission