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The current leasehold reform agenda is developing at pace – with new proposals on right to manage, enfranchisement, ground rents and leasehold houses being developed by the Ministry of Housing and the Law...
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24.10.2018The revised NPPF offers greater protection to England's ancient woodlands. But it remains to be seen whether local authorities interpret the policy in a way that will give real protection to threatened...
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24.10.2018active travel | cycling | Design | disability | Health | inclusivity | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | shared streets | UK | walkingDesigning streets around walking and cycling has multiple benefits, argues Tom Roberts, from promoting inclusivity and supporting health to preventing disability
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23.10.2018Development Management & Enforcement | England | extra storeys | permitted development | upwards extensionsThe government has proposed permitted development rights for extra storeys on buildings. Are such ‘upwards extensions’ without planning permission a good idea’? Simon Owen offers his thoughts
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19.10.2018The revised NPPF forces local planning authorities to focus on housing delivery rather than just allocations, says Katie Inglis
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11.10.2018By overlooking the need for culture change in planning and development, Scotland's new planning bill risks being pulled in the wrong direction, argues Colin Lavety
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Crossrail is the latest major infrastructure scheme to run into trouble. But why does it happen so often? Huw Morris goes in search of answers
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Production-line homes could be one answer to the UK's housing shortage. But, as off-site manufacture prepares to join the mainstream, Serena Ralston asks if planning is lagging behind the technology
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In our continuing series on the future of housing, Conservative MP Richard Bacon tells Francesca Perry why he thinks we need a custom- and self-build revolution
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