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News analysis: More than 100 councils are underdelivering

14.04.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | housing delivery test | mhclg

Following months of delays, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published the results of t

Short-let registration called for in London

25.04.2019

Laura Edgar

airbnb | Housing | London | Policy & Politics | sadiq khan | short term lets

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the government to introduce a registration system for those who want to rent out a property for less than 90 days in a calendar year in order to protect housing for long-term residents.
Crowdfunding initiative awarded RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup

24.04.2019

Laura Edgar

Community Engagement | crowdfunding | Ian Tant | Ireland | plymouth | RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence | sadie morgan | Technology | UK

Plymouth City Council’s pioneering community infrastructure initiative that embraces crowdfunding technology has won the RTPI’s top prize at this year’s Awards for Planning Excellence.
Labour would scrap permitted development

24.04.2019

Laura Edgar

civic voice | England | Housing | john healey | Labour party | lga | permitted development | Policy & Politics | RICS | RTPI

The next Labour government would put at end to the policy that sees commercial spaces converted into residential units without going through the full planning process.
MSPs warned Scotland planning bill is ‘unworkable’

23.04.2019

Laura Edgar

Planning (Scotland) Bill | Policy & Politics | RTPI Scotland | Scotland

RTPI Scotland has urged MSPs to drop ‘unfunded additional duties’ in the Planning (Scotland) Bill ahead of its stage 3 debate.
NIC: Framework for freight should be acknowledged in planning system

23.04.2019

Laura Edgar

Climate Change | freight | Infrastructure - Transport | logistics | national infrastructure commission | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | rail freight | sir john armitt | UK

Measures to reduce the freight network’s carbon footprint and congestion should be set out at all levels of the UK’s planning system, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

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