All planning articles – Page 7
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News1,300-home Westferry Printworks scheme approved for the third time
Council gives backing to Isle of Dogs development four years after it was engulfed in a political scandal
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NewsRayner sets up ‘accelerator’ team of officials to boost development on 200 stalled sites
MHLCG believes 300,000 homes can be built across large sites
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CommentHow Labour can ensure its 1.5m homes are future-proofed
Building 1.5m homes is a bold ambition, but the government must ensure they are built right, Grant Schlereth and Sue Riddlestone write
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In FocusWhat does the collapse in section 106 demand mean for housing delivery?
Housing associations have stopped bidding to buy section 106 homes in many parts of the country. Joey Gardiner asks what the implications are and how the problem can be resolved
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News‘Modest releases’ of green belt land would help deliver 300,000 homes, report finds
Report by Carter Jonas looks at how much green belt land would need to be released to increase housing stock by 6%
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NewsChurch of England gains approval for 315-home scheme
The Church of England’s property arm has secured planning permission for 315-homes on the outskirts of Falmouth. Cornwall council’s strategic planning committee resolved yesterday (Thursday) to grant outline consent to the Church Commissioners for England for a new 315-home community between Falmouth and the neighbouring town of Penryn.
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NewsCampaigners launch legal challenge against 196-home development on Bristol’s historic zoo gardens site
The Bristol Zoological Society says judicial review has “no merit” after taking independent legal advice
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NewsBirmingham City Council approves 462-home build-to-rent tower next to grade II-listed villas
Moda Living and Calthorpe Estates get approval for 37-storey scheme despite Historic England objection
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NewsGovernment plans to limit landowner profits on green belt sales
New legislation will change compulsory purchase rules
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NewsChurch of England and Durham County Council submit plans for 1,400-home scheme
Latest Church Commissioners proposals will deliver homes close to Newton Aycliffe
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CommentWill proposed planning changes help Labour to deliver more homes?
Last week was dominated by housing policy including a new towns task force and proposals to build more homes in more places including the green belt.Thomas Lane assesses what implications the proposals may have for new housing supply
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CommentHow we can improve planning under Labour
Ministers must be wary of unintended consequences when pushing ahead with planning reforms, writes Ben Derbyshire
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CommentWill Labour’s planning reforms deliver new homes or just new planning permissions?
The new government will need to marry planning reform with other interventions in order to meet its housing targets, argues Rory Stracey
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NewsSector’s leaders welcome Labour government’s ‘clear commitment’ to housing in King’s Speech
Amid positive reactions to the new government’s legislative focus on housing, experts have stressed that planning isn’t the only issue to be fixed and that it’s now time for action
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News‘The will is absolutely there’: Major housebuilders meet Reeves for high-level discussions ahead of King’s Speech
Berkeley, Barratt and Taylor Wimpey representatives among delegation that went to Downing Street last week
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NewsRayner urges council leaders in ‘devolution deserts’ to take on new powers
The government wants to hand over more powers to manage housing, planning and transport to those with “skin in the game”
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NewsG15 boss says ‘for-profits won’t deliver same volume as HAs’ as fears grow over lack of buyers for section 106 homes
Meanwhile, Barratt London’s head of affordable housing warns ‘no-one will take’ affordable homes required through planning agreements
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CommentWhat makes a successful new town?
Samuel Hughes explores the key elements of successful new towns through history and how these lessons might inform the new government’s housing strategy
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CommentWill Labour backbenchers try to block planning reform?
The election result means many traditionally anti-development constituencies now have Labour MPs with small majorities. Will they oppose Starmer’s green belt plans? And if so will he stand up to them, asks Paul Smith.
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NewsSector welcomes Labour’s planning overhaul and reintroduction of mandatory housing targets
Major housing associations, councils and housebuilders react to new government’s first major policy announcement