England round-up: More than 150,000 social rent homes lost in six years; Government urged to act over community-led homes

A round-up of planning news in England: 2 February-8 February, 2019
More than 150,000 social rent homes lost in six years
Over the past six years more than 165,000 homes for social rent have been lost in England. This breaks down to 140,828 council homes and 57,869 housing association homes.
The Planner
Government urged to act over community-led homes
The National Community Land Trust Network has called on the government to extend the Community Housing Fund outside London in the Spending Review.
The Planner
Designs released for HS2 Old Oak station
HS2 has released the latest designs for a new station at Old Oak Common.
The Planner
Former Telford garage reborn as church
A former car dealership in Telford will be reborn as an All Nations Church, after councillors approved a change-of-use proposal.
Shropshire Star
Staff morale has ‘gone off the cliff’, says Crossrail boss
Crossrail boss Mark Wild admits one of key tasks is to ‘corral’ staff to finish late-running scheme.
Building
Network Rail submits plans for improved sea wall at Dawlish
Network Rail has submitted a planning application to Teignbridge District Council to improve the long-term resilience of the railway linking Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK.
Network Rail
517 planning enforcement actions taken by Bradford Council in 5 years
Bradford Council has taken enforcement action 517 times in the past five years over planning breaches. A total of 71 cases relate to the installation of roller shutters which have been a source of dispute in the district’s conservation areas.
The Telegraph and Argus
Application submitted in Nuneaton
Housebuilder Bellway has applied for planning permission to build 75 homes on the Royal Park development off The Long Shoot in Nuneaton.
Coventry Telegraph
Eden District Council adopts local enforcement plan
Eden District Council has published its local enforcement plan, which sets out its commitment to the delivery of an efficient and effective planning enforcement service.
Cumbria Crack
150 new homes approved for former Buxton college site
Developers have been granted permission to build 153 new homes at the now-derelict Harpur Hill university site, Buxton.
Buxton Advertiser
Stafford restaurant boss may have to tear down refurbishments
Cladding on the outside of Chicos in Foregate Street, Stafford, may have to be ripped out after it was installed without planning permission.
Express & Star
‘Inadequate’ plans for mental health hospital near school to be reconsidered
Exeter City Council has apologised for an ‘inadequate’ consultation into plans to build a new independent mental health hospital next to a primary school which failed to properly consider the safety of children.
National Health Executive
Government announces plans to tackle illegal traveller sites
Home secretary Sajid Javid set out draft measures aimed at making it easier for officers to intervene and remove travellers from land they should not be on.
UK Government
Views on estate agents boards in Camden
Camden Council intends to apply to the government for the power to ensure estate agents boards cannot be displayed without its permission, and is asking residents and businesses for their views.
Camden Council
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