England

England round-up: Housing targets in South Oxfordshire plan backed; 1,550 homes approved for Wiltshire town

04.09.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 29 August-4 September, 2020

Housing targets in South Oxfordshire plan backed

03.09.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing targets and green belt allocations for development in South Oxfordshire District Council’s local plan have been backed by an inspector.

Milton Keynes considers outline application of its own housing scheme

01.09.2020

Huw Morris

England | Housing | Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes planning officers are recommending approval of a proposal to build a 930-home development near Newport Pagnell.

England round-up: Gatwick presses on with standby runway; CBI warns of city centre 'ghost towns'

27.08.2020

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning news in England: 22 August-28 August, 2020

News in brief: Crossrail delayed again; Leeds CAZ dropped: Sutton Coldfield masterplan adopted; DfT launches group to 'unblock' transport infrastructure projects

25.08.2020

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 25 August, 2020

Flexibility and diversity are the key to vibrant, resilient town centres

24.08.2020

Heather Lindley-Clapp

Changes to the Use Class Order could liberate England's high streets and give them greater vibrancy and resilience to shocks, says Heather Lindley-Clapp – but it's up to local authorities to rise to the...

Planning for the Future: Infrastructure levy poses more questions than answers

24.08.2020

Julia Berry

The government’s mooted infrastructure levy is full of tantalising possiblities but – as yet – too light on detail for anyone to properly assess how it will function, says Julia Berry

Planning for the Future: Digitally emboldened community engagement – in promise or in practice?

24.08.2020

Peter Mason

Planning for the Future envisages episodic consultation with communities with each new iteration of local plans. But, says, Peter Mason, continuous engagement about the built environment is more efffective...

Academics lambast planning reforms as ‘wasted opportunity’

24.08.2020

Huw Morris

Government proposals to reform England’s planning system are ‘the wrong answers to the wrong questions’, driven by free-market ideology and vested property interests, according to leading academics.

England round-up: Record number of applications submitted in July; Council backs LDO for district heating

21.08.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 15 August-21 August, 2020

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