All Planning articles – Page 7
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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
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NewsBrentwood council gives green light to 3,700-home garden village scheme
Dunton Hills site is a strategic housing allocation in the emerging local plan
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NewsMore than 212,000 new homes built last year, annual housing supply figures show
Official figures show government still a long way off meeting 300,000-home manifesto pledge
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NewsPlans for 70-home development in East Devon approved amid sewage concerns
The outline application, which was deferred last month to consult the Environment Agency and local water company, has been approved
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CommentMoney in the autumn statement was in short supply – but ministers do have tools now to boost development
Jeremy Hunt’s ‘autumn statement’ offered thin gruel for housing but there are reasons to be optimistic, writes Paul Smith
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NewsStory Homes submits plans for 187-home scheme near Warrington
Carlisle-based developer has put forward plans for 187-home scheme at site currently designated as green belt
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NewsAutumn statement 2023 coverage all in one place
Housing Today’s coverage of the Autumn Statement all in one place
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NewsJoseph Homes 34-storey student tower recommended for approval
South London scheme replaces HTA-designed flats proposals hit by “viability and deliverability” concerns
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NewsGove overturns refusal for 1,100-home Taylor Wimpey development in Lancashire
A decision on the Pickering’s Farm development on 50 hectares of agricultural land was called in for determination by the housing secretary
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NewsManchester refuses student housing scheme for the fourth time
Council also approves 250-home housing block in Ancoats
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NewsPlaces for People buys 80-home site from developer Wain Homes
230,000-home housing association has bought an 80-home site in Lancashire, as part of its land-led development drive
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In FocusCan the new housing minister make a difference before the election?
The past nine housing ministers have come and gone in the time it takes to get a large project to site, says Joey Gardiner. So what are the chances that the latest incumbent in the role can do what is required to pick the industry up off the floor?
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NewsThe 11 largest housebuilders own or control 1.17 million plots, competition regulator says
The Competition and Markets Authority is seeking feedback on land banks and planning rules as part of its probe into the housbeuilding market
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NewsInspector grants Downing planning for 555-room student housing scheme in Sussex
Inspectorate gives green light after Lewes District Council refused planning in October 2022
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CommentFar from being under threat, the green belt is actually growing
We must loudly and repeatedly explain that the green belt is a tool for managing growth, not a kitemark of quality, writes Paul Smith
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NewsGovernment should remove nutrient neutrality from planning system, says Housing Forum
Membership body publishes recommendations to streamline the planning system
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NewsEnvironment Agency hits out at 1,000-home Barratt scheme’s ‘unsustainable’ pressures on water
Councillors on Monday rejected the 1,000-home application, but planning inspector will have final say
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CommentStarmer’s housing pledges must be backed up with realistic plans
Labour has put housing at the top of its agenda with its ambitious housing policy programme, but the party would have much to do
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NewsCala submits 200-home development plan to Cambridge City Council
L&G-owned housebuilder plans to build properties with timber frames