England

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Government to invest in modern approaches to housing design

25.04.2018

Laura Edgar

At a conference in London, government ministers have called on the housing industry to deliver well-designed homes, saying the government will invest in modern approaches to design and construction.

England round-up: Labour would link housing affordability to income; Integrating planning and transport key to Northern economy, says RTPI

20.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 14 April-20 April, 2018

Labour would link housing affordability to income

19.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A Labour government would redefine affordable housing, suspend the Right to Buy scheme and ‘transform’ the planning system so it has a ‘duty’ to deliver affordable housing.

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Millennials face a lifetime of renting, claims report

18.04.2018

Laura Edgar

The private rented sector needs to be ‘radically reformed’ to ensure that it can accommodate families raising children and people who are retired because young people face never owning their own home, according to the Resolution Foundation.

Q&A: New guidance brings clarity to neighbourhood plan examinations

16.04.2018

The Planner

What happens once a neighbourhood plan has been submitted? What does the examination process involve? How can a community draw up a plan in such a way that it makes the examination process run more smoothly...

Call for garden city reference to be reinstated in the NPPF

16.04.2018

Laura Edgar

England | garden city | NPPF | Policy & Politics | sustainable development

More than 50 organisations have called on the government to reinstate a reference to garden city principles in the draft National Planning Policy Framework, which is currently out for consultation.

England round-up: Consultation on new building safety rules; Illegal HMO uncovered as London council continues enforcement crackdown

13.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 7 April-13 April, 2018

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Consultation on new building safety rules

11.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Sajid Javid has published a consultation on proposals that aim to strengthen fire testing for cladding systems on residential buildings.

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Landscape Institute calls for green belt review

10.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Green belt policy should be addressing issues such as flood risk and air pollution, as well as biodiversity enhancement, according to the Landscape Institute.

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RTPI: Automatic permission for housing land won’t increase housing supply

10.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A new study by the RTPI has suggested that attaching automatic planning permission to housing land allocated in local plans in England 'would have limited impact' on increasing the supply of homes.

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