All planning articles – Page 8
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NewsPlanning delays biggest barrier to growth, say SME housebuilders
Planning delays have been cited by small housebuilders as the biggest barrier to growth they face. A survey of hundreds of smaller builders, published today by the Home Builders Federation, Travis Perkins and Close Brothers Property Finance, shows 93% of SMEs believe delays to securing planning permission is a “major ...
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NewsFive-yearly Local Plan review requirement ‘not operating effectively’, says Lichfields
Only 7% of local authorities studied updated their local plan following statutory review
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NewsBerkeley gets approval for 27-storey north London tower
Latest phase of Hornsey Gasworks regeneration will deliver 377 homes and a new public square
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CommentGove’s plan to speed up planning decisions could have unintended consequences
Rather than procedural change to drive the illusion of improvement, we should completely re-assess what planners need to be doing, argues Paul Smith
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CommentA flurry of policy announcements and a general election: why housing is set for a busy 2024
Barratt boss David Thomas explains what he wants to see from the shifting policy landscape over the next 12 months
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CommentIs the housing crisis just too big a problem for politics to crack?
The recently published National Planning Policy Framework highlights how difficult housing reform can be. Can we expect better from the outcome of a general election, asks Simon Rawlinson
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Comment‘Street votes’ can play a big role in urban intensification
The government’s street votes plan can help more people access the benefits of co-design, while achieving better quality and net zero outcomes, writes Ben Derbyshire
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CommentThe revised planning framework is not as bad as feared - but don’t thank Gove
The new national planning policy document will still lead to fewer homes being built, even if some of the most egregious proposals around density and green belt have been watered down, says Joey Gardiner
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In FocusWill the government’s biodiversity plans prove a net gain for the housebuilding sector?
From this month, all developments will have to show how they increase biodiversity by 10% in order to receive planning permission. Joey Gardiner looks at whether the policy is a win-win or too much too soon
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CommentReflecting on 2023: we are now further from 300,000-home goal
Paul Smith reflects on the key housing policy changes in 2023 and assesses the government’s progress on housing
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NewsPlans for 146-home development in Birmingham approved
Prosperity Group application approved after £1.3m package to mitigate noise from nightclub agreed
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NewsNewham Council’s housing company gets go-ahead for 350-home east London scheme
Five-block North Woolwich proposals are designed by Assael Architecture
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NewsPlanning permissions drop to lowest level since HBF pipeline report began
The Home Builders Federation’s executive chairman Stewart Baseley predicts housing supply will drop to under 200,000 homes in 2024
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NewsPercentage of major planning applications decided within statutory 13-week period increases
Almost 90% of applications were decided within 13 weeks or the agreed time, Government planning data finds
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NewsBerkeley halts investment in new development due to planning and regulation concerns
Housebuilder to focus instead on “financial strength” in “volatile and unsupportive” operating environment
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CommentWhy do we keep missing the government’s housing delivery target?
The housing market is not dysfunctional, it is the planning system that is holding back development, writes Paul Smith
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NewsWelsh developer Anwyl Homes submits plans as part of 840-home development in Merseyside
The North Wales developer has put forward proposals to build 249 homes in two initial phases
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NewsDevon council to push ahead with plans to build 8,000-home new zero-carbon town
East Devon District councillors agree to proceed with new town in bid to meet housing targets in emerging local plan
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NewsHousing Forum calls on government to scrap planning validation checklists
Validation checklists “not working well” and should be replaced with simpler planning statement system, says housing membership body
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CommentDeliberate landbanking by housebuilders is a myth
The suggestion that housebuilders deliberately landbank is, to put it bluntly, poppycock