England round-up: Khan should set up an OSM procurement programme, says report; Call for community land trusts to be exempt from leasehold reforms

A round-up of planning news in England: 26 August-1 September, 2017
Khan should set up an OSM procurement programme – report
The Mayor of London is best placed to break down the barriers that prevent wider adoption of offsite manufacturing (OSM) for housing and should set up a London-specific OSM-led procurement framework, a report suggests.
The Planner
Vote for your 2018 RTPI vice-president
The RTPI has announced the nominations for a number of board places, including the role of 2018 vice-president, with voting now open.
The Planner
Call for community land trusts to be exempt from leasehold reforms
A housing charity says the government’s proposed reforms for leasehold would become a ‘stranglehold’ for community-led housing providers that could jeopardise thousands of new homes.
The Planner
950-home community development approved in Macclesfield
Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board has approved a 950-home mixed-use development in south Macclesfield.
The Planner
Planning applications to cost taxpayers £1bn, warns the LGA
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that planning applications will cost local taxpayers £1 billion over the next five years to 2022.
The Planner
HS2 looks for construction firms to build London stations
HS2 Ltd has begun searching for the companies that will transform London Euston station and build a new transport hub at Old Oak Common ready for the high-speed rail line.
The Planner
756-home Manchester development approved despite no affordable housing
Manchester City Council has approved developers plans by Far East Consortium and The Co-op for a £200 million, 756-home development in the city.
The Planner
Raft of planning enforcement notices handed out across Bradford
Fourteen planning enforcement notices have been handed out across the city of Bradford in the past few months, a planning committee has heard.
The Telegraph and Argus
Applying for planning permission in Dudley to be simpler
Applying for planning permission in Dudley is set to get quicker, cheaper and simpler because of new measures introduced to overhaul the planning process in the borough.
Dudley News
Starter home plan dropped for Chichester site
A scheme for 80 starter homes at Lower Graylingwell, celebrated as one of the first in the UK, has been scrapped following delays due to ‘other government priorities’.
Chichester Observer
Plans scrapped for wind turbine near Oswestry
Plans for a 101-metre high turbine in Oswestry have been scrapped over concerns that it would scar the landscape.
Shropshire Star
Council to withdraw CPO for former Rose and Young site
Tandridge District Council has decided to withdraw the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) issued for the former Rose and Young site in Caterham, stating that it is confident the owner and Clarion Housing Group are close to exchanging contracts.
Tandridge District Council
Julia Goldsworthy appointed director of strategy for WMCA
Devolution expert Julia Goldsworthy is to join the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) as director of strategy, leaving her role as senior adviser with professional services firm PwC.
Business Birmingham
Planning for more houses to be built on historic former Coventry manufacturing site
More houses are set to be built on a historic site in Coventry that is steeped in the city’s motoring history, leaving residents concerned about the site’s heritage.
Coventry Telegraph
Anger over plans to demolish 300-year-old Stevenage cottage
Plans to demolish a 300-year-old cottage to make way for four new houses have been met with fierce objection by those desperate to retain its history.
The Comet
Council refutes claims more houses are to be built in Nuneaton and Bedworth
Council bosses have refuted claims they are to increase the number of homes to be built across Nuneaton and Bedworth to just over 15,000.
Coventry Telegraph
£300m road projects to improve journeys in Merseyside and Cheshire
Highways England has announced its preferred options for upgrading the key route to the Port of Liverpool and creating a new junction on the M56 near Runcorn, following public consultations earlier this year.
UK Government
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