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Megan Coulton

Future Homes and Buildings Standard: what housebuilders need to do

By Megan Coulton

From a greater focus on roof design, to the importance of early discussions with distribution network operators and the need to review development proposals at an early stage, the government’s response to proposed changes to building regulations has given the sector lots to think about, writes Megan Coulton

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Planning commttee decisions are increasingly becoming politicised – the new national scheme of delegation should help combat this

By Paul Smith

The planning process should be quasi-judicial and about professional judgement rather than political choices, writes Paul Smith