All Policy articles – Page 41
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In FocusGlitches in the system: getting ready for part L
Emily Twinch looks at the preparedness of the house building industry to comply with the changes to regulations next week to ensure homes are more energy efficient
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NewsIndustry warns over ‘complexity’ as Gove pushes ahead with infrastructure levy
Planners warn over proposed new system as Levelling Up Bill faces first parlimentary hurdle
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News‘Nutrient neutrality’ rules hold up plans for 2,200 homes in Herefordshire
County council’s offsetting plan will see developers pay £14k per tonne of phosphate pollution to allow schemes to go ahead
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CommentCreating the right local design code
The levelling up and regeneration bill will require all planning authorities to have an area-wide design code in place. This brings opportunities and challenges for planners and developers, writes Jane Dann
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NewsNumber of London resi blocks with fire safety defects ‘higher than previously thought’
Figure could be as high as 4,500
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CommentWhy Gove’s proposed ‘street votes’ policy deserves our support
Street votes could enable denser, more energy efficient, car-free neighbourhoods that people actually want, argues Ben Derbyshire
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NewsNatural England advice ‘overestimates new housing’s impact on nutrient pollution’
HBF urges councils to base nutrient neutrality figures on different criteria to those recommended by Natural England
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In FocusAre we seeing the start of a housing development slowdown?
Three different sets of official data suggest housebuilding activity is slowing. But many in the sector are bullish about growth. What’s going on? Joey Gardiner finds out
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NewsChurch of England to set up major housing association
Bishop says Church wants to ’disrupt and challenge’ the housing market
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CommentHousebuilders have signed the developer pledge - now we must work out the details
Housebuilders have pledged publicly to fix issues on blocks they built without using public money, but what is this likely to mean in practice? Solicitor Charmaine McQueen-Prince looks at the detail
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NewsHousing minister admits planners are facing resourcing difficulties
Stuart Andrew says garden communities have potential to deliver 320,000 new homes by 2050
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CommentWe must get the design of the new Infrastructure Levy right
It is vital the proposed Infrastructure Levy boosts on-site affordable provision and avoids unintended consequences, writes Paul Hackett
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NewsGovernment allocates further £15m of funding to garden communities
Long Marston, Halsnead Garden Village and West Carclaze Garden Village to get a slice of the garden city cash
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NewsStonewater promotes insider to new sustainability role as it eyes eco-targets
Housing association in drive for all stock to be at EPC band C by 2030
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NewsUse of EWS1 forms still increasing, official data shows
Fire safety assessments being used more often despite being ’scrapped’ by the government last summer
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NewsThird of homes in levelling up areas ‘can’t be retrofitted without public cash’
Building Back Britain Commission calls for £2.3bn a year investment to retrofit stock
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NewsLand promoters call for action on ‘110,000-home annual affordable housing shortfall’
Report finds that having up-to-date local plans is key to delivering more affordable homes
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CommentWhy can’t we have a national housing strategy like other countries?
As Michael Gove seemingly backs away from housebuilding targets, David Orr argues what we really need is a coherent long-term housing strategy
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NewsFears grow over June Part L uplift as SAP software ‘not ready’
HBF writes to government calling for an immediate update to software used to calculate energy efficiency in new homes
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NewsL&G commits to £4bn investment in West Midlands
Deal, which follows similar with St Modwen and Lovell, likely to see delivery of ‘thousands’ of homes