All Planning articles – Page 8
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Comment
Notions of 'beauty' should not be too prominent in our planning system
Beauty in design is important but so are lots of other factors, argues Ben Derbyshire
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News
Cambridge planning officers recommend refusal of 1,000-home Barratt scheme on water supply grounds
Two councils and the Environment Agency to object to development due to water sustainability concerns
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News
Gove’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law
Flagship legislation to overhaul planning receives Royal Assent
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Comment
Housing is rising up the political agenda and we must make the most of it
The party conference season showed an emerging consensus on housing and this presents an opportunity for the sector, writes James Prestwich
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News
Barratt wins 300-home appeal on disputed green belt site
Michael Gove says York site is not green belt despite being earmarked in emerging local plan
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News
Policy Exchange urges government to focus on urban planning
Influential think tank says new Housing and Planning Bill should be used to ‘regain initiative’ from Labour
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News
Surrey council threatens to take government to court in deepening local plan row
Spelthorne says it is ’actively considering’ judicial review following housing minister’s intervention to stop withdrawal of draft local plan
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News
Swansea submits plans for eco-friendly council homes
Proposals drawn up by BDP are for 159 timber frame houses in Bonymaen community
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News
Criterion Capital to unveil plans for 567 homes on the Greenwich peninsula
Developer drops proposals for a cruise line terminal on the site following local opposition
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News
Industry broadly welcomes Starmer’s housebuilding plan
Labour’s plan to reform planning and build new towns draws positive response
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News
Labour: Nutrients solution ‘cannot be at the expense of the environment’
Party has ‘different way’ to solve nutrient neutrality blockage, says shadow housing minister
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News
Labour pledges biggest affordable housing boost ‘in a generation’
Party would crack down on developers trying to “wriggle out of their responsibilities”, Angela Rayner says
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Comment
Should our planning system be doing less?
Let’s free our over-stretched planners up to add value by reducing duplication and administrative tasks, writes Paul Smith
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News
Owner of 1,525-home Cavalry Barracks scheme in administration
Inland Homes had promoted development on behalf of owner Hounslow Property Development Ltd
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News
Birmingham Smithfield masterplan: 687-home development approved
Planning permission for Digbeth development marks start of first phase of Smithfield masterplan
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News
Government confirms biodiversity net gain delay
Defra sets out new timetable with BNG to be brought in from January
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News
Council orders demolition of new Woolwich towers
Enforcement notice follows discovery of 26 “main deviations” from consented plans as built out by Comer Homes Group
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In Focus
Reforming planning: one way to solve the housing crisis
The Building the Future Commission has spent several months analysing the English planning system. Joey Gardiner reports
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News
Birmingham council considers tower plan to replace brutalist Ringway centre
Corstorphine & Wright proposals would replace landmark with three blocks up to 56 storeys in height
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News
Sunak considers standalone bill to drive through nutrients reforms
Telegraph says Downing Street may re-introduce controversial plans to end hiatus by watering down green rules