All planning articles – Page 7
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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
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NewsPlans submitted for residential towers next to Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium
850-home scheme to include blocks up to 25 storeys
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CommentPlanning for new homes requires radical change, but do the government’s suggested reforms go far enough?
Planning reform in itself is not a silver bullet - we need a more holistic approach, argues Paul Dennison
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CommentThe new government must allow developers to build upwards too
Keir Starmer’s government has made a good start now it must look at enabling liberal densification, writes Paul Smith
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In FocusGrey belt, green belt and the curious case of Labour’s benchmark land value
The new government’s plans to allow more development on parts of the green belt have been hailed as a potential game-changer for housing supply. However, there are growing fears that the ‘golden rules’ governing the release of sites may simply make sites unviable
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NewsGreen light for 600-home Wembley scheme
Four blocks up to 16 storeys to be built north of Wembley stadium
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NewsCouncils being ‘set up to fail’ by new housing targets, says West Sussex local authority
Group leaders on Arun District Council blame developers sitting on permissions
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CommentCould smaller section 106 deals help keep affordable housing delivery alive?
SME housebuilders could form partnerships to deliver section 106 homes to housing associations’ quality standards, argues Simon Corp
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In partnershipHow can we unlock housing delivery in the North-west of England?
There are universal challenges to delivering homes, but what specific obstacles do housebuilders and registered providers face in the North-west? Olivia Barber reports on a Housing Today Live roundtable on this issue, which was hosted in Manchester, in partnership with Willmott Dixon
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NewsDandara Living wins planning for 435 new Bristol homes
The Clarence Road development will form part of the UK’s largest regeneration scheme
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NewsRegal to increase numbers of homes in proposed 24-storey block to make scheme viable
Developer plans to increase homes from 184 to 236 and sell them on the market
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CommentCompulsory purchase order changes are not a quick fix to deliver more homes
Labour’s manifesto promised to reform compulsory purchase compensation rules to improve land assembly for housing. Ian Barnett explains why this is a tricky area.
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CommentHow Cambridge embraced growth, overcame nimbyism, and built better housing
A new report reveals how Cambridge overcame barriers to growth and set a new standard for UK housing development, write Stephen Platt
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CommentNew homes shouldn’t be responsible for policy failures elsewhere
Housing delivery should not be restricted because of a lack of planning, for instance around water, argues Paul Smith
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NewsHouse of Lords committee launches inquiry into government’s ‘grey belt’ plans
Peers will examine Labour’s ‘golden rules’ for development on the green belt