England

The RTPI has signed a declaration that recognises the ‘critical need for proactive investment’ in natural solutions that address the challenges of flood risk and climate change.

Avison Young has lodged a planning application on behalf of Connell Property Partnership and Shea Investments to build 469 homes on an 8.39-hectare site at Orchard Street in Salford, Greater Manchester. 

Warehouse space across England must increase to support growing communities if the government is to realise its target to deliver 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.

The RTPI has urged housing and planning minister Kit Malthouse to scrap proposals that would see commercial buildings on high streets converted into homes without planning permission.