England round-up: Counties press for new planning role to link housing and infrastructure; Government responds to Farmer Review

A round-up of planning news in England: 15 July-21 July, 2017
Counties press for new planning role to link housing and infrastructure
County councils should have an enhanced role in planning through new strategic arrangements with districts to help overcome Nimbyism and boost housing delivery.
The Planner
Labour force a key concern for transport industry in Brexit negotiations
The labour force and the aviation single market are among a number of key concerns for the transport industry as the UK negotiates Brexit.
The Planner
Government responds to Farmer Review
The government has issued its response to the Farmer Review, stating that the Construction Industry Council Training Board (CITB) should be retained, but that it should be reformed.
The Planner
RTPI pledges to help find Grenfell Tower fire answers
The RTPI has agreed to provide support and its expertise to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s independent advisory panel, through the Construction Industry Council, on how to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire.
The Planner
Housing Advisers Programme launched
The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a scheme to help councils tackle local housing challenges.
The Planner
Clampdown on planning breaches in the borough
Breaches of planning permission are being tackled with renewed vigour by council officers as they take a more proactive approach to complaints, the council’s planning committee have been told.
Hinckley Times
Anger at plans for 42 new homes in Plymouth
Objections have been raised against building new homes in an area of Plymouth.
Devon Live
HS2 ‘will be most expensive railway on Earth at £403m a mile’
Britain’s new high-speed rail line will be the most expensive railway in the world with costs per mile expected to reach £403 million, according to government calculations.
Independent
Waverley housing targets increased
Government housing targets for Waverley until 2032 leapt from 519 to 590 per year, following a packed six-day public examination at council offices to test if its draft local plan is “sound”.
Farnham Herald
Call for more comments on local plan
Waverley Borough Council has asked residents to comment on part two of the borough’s new local plan.
Surrey and Hants News
MP demands greater transparency on HS2 documents
North Warwickshire MP Craig Tracey has demanded that High Speed 2 chiefs should be more transparent on their plans for the project.
Tamworth Herald
17 Tube stations face chronic overcrowding if Crossrail 2 is stopped
Hundreds of thousands more Londoners will suffer chronic overcrowding on the Tube if Crossrail 2 does not go ahead, according to Transport for London statistics.
Evening Standard
Housebuilding boss calls for planning system suspension
A housebuilding boss says the planning system should be temporarily suspended to allow developers free rein to create much-needed homes.
Insider Media
Compulsory purchase action in countryside set to triple, warns group
Demand for housing and infrastructure is set to soar in the coming years leading to a likely tripling in compulsory purchase actions in the countryside, according to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.
Farming UK
Grenfell council gained £50m from affordable housing deals
The council that ran the Grenfell Tower block struck deals worth nearly £50 million last year to allow developers to avoid having to build affordable homes, research for BBC News suggests.
BBC News
Winsford housing developments make council a leading housing developer
Cheshire West and Chester Council says housing developments in Winsford are set to propel the council to one of the leading housing developers in the North-West for the next two years.
Winsford Guardian
MPs across Kent and Bromley demand Crossrail extension to Ebbsfleet
MPs from across Kent and Bromley have united to demand an extension of Crossrail to Ebbsfleet in the next south eastern rail franchise.
Kent News
Protest over plans for 3,000 homes near North Yorkshire villages
Villagers from Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton have held a protest over plans to build 3,000 homes on their doorstep.
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