All Policy articles – Page 32
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NewsFears raised over NPPF reform consultation
Concern that national planning policy changes made after compromise deal with Tory rebels will deepen housing crisis
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NewsConstruction bosses awarded accolades in New Years Honours
Bill Robertson receives a knighthood and Andrew Hill an OBE
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NewsGove names and shames three more landlords
Orbit, Lambeth council and Birmingham city council put in the spotlight for allowing tenants to live in “disgraceful conditions”
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NewsGove to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Government estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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NewsBargate Homes MD joins parliamentary housing group
Mark White set to give MPs insight into what is happening on the ground
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CommentHousing and homeownership will be centre stage at the next general election
Economic and political turmoil means old electoral certainties are fading and housing is likely to play a key role, writes Paul Hackett
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NewsTwo councils pause local plan work after Gove planning climbdown
Horsham and Teignbridge postpone meetings amid fears of ’complete collapse’ in plan-making
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NewsRedrow wins huge green belt appeal from housing minister
York garden village scheme given green light after inquiry partly on basis of housing need
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NewsCampaigners push for further changes as Levelling Up Bill back in Parliament
Call for government to back down on National Development Management Policies following Gove retreat on housing targets
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CommentThe Gove who stole Christmas: why planning backdown will have a huge impact
The housing secretary’s latest proposed planning reforms will lead to further delays and fewer homes, writes Paul Smith
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NewsGove rips up compromises on cladding pledge contract
Housebuilders set for confrontation with housing secretary over legal wording underpinning £2bn cladding pledge
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NewsFirefighter chiefs call for tighter rules on modular and engineered timber construction
The National Fire Chiefs Councils says it has particular concern over use of offsite techniques in high rises
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NewsTelford ranked ‘most sustainable’ housebuilder
Annual Next Generation report says London-focused build to rent developer UK’s greenest for third year running
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NewsFor profit provider fails regulatory standard
RSH says Auxesia Homes has become the first ever ‘for profit’ landlord to have breached viability and governance tests
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NewsWarning of ‘complete collapse’ in local plan-making after Gove reform announcement
Developer groups fear the government has “given up” on housing delivery despite asserted support for 300,000-home target
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NewsLow carbon housing schemes held back by false cost fears
Five-year government-funded study says sustainable development need not be expensive
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NewsGove to water down local housing targets following backbench pressure
DLUHC announces changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill which would give councils more flexibility to depart from housing delivery numbers following pressure from MPs.
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NewsHelp to Buy build deadline ‘extended’
Homes England says it will not enforce December 31 practical completion deadline but March end date remains
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NewsGovernment pilots building safety levy-funded repair programme
Applications will be invited for cladding work on around 60 buildings
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CommentOur leaders must stop weaponising targets and set a proper vision for planning
While politicians flip-flop over housing targets and their electoral implications, the housing system is failing people, writes Fiona Sibley