England

Planning reforms ‘will upgrade tech’ and ‘consult communities from the start’, vows Jenrick

06.08.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s planning reforms promise that communities will be consulted from the beginning of the planning process; that every area will have a local plan in place; and that there will be a simpler way to secure developer contributions as the government ensures the ‘...

The central area of development for the Pleasure Islands site in Cleethorpes / YPG

Mixed-use redevelopment plans for Cleethorpes unveiled

05.08.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Leisure & Tourism | Lincolnshire | north east lincolnshire | Regeneration

Plans to redevelop a former leisure park into a mixed-use site in Cleethorpes have been revealed.

Government urged to invest in active travel to usher in new era

05.08.2020

Huw Morris

Investment in active travel must enable structural and behavioural changes to become a permanent part of everyday life, say local authority directors.

All-party parliamentary group launched to promote housing delivery

05.08.2020

Huw Morris

MPs from all parties have launched a group to campaign for the delivery of new homes across all tenures.

Transport blind spots are undermining garden communities

04.08.2020

Jenny Raggett

Garden communities are supposed to support healthy, sustainable lifestyles, says Jenny Raggett. So why...

Jenrick commits cash for 45,000 homes

04.08.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has committed £1.3 billion to deliver up to 45,000 homes, create 85,000 jobs, upgrade skills and improve infrastructure as part of government plans to deliver a green economic recovery from Covid-19.

County authorities should be the main vehicle for devolution, says CCN

04.08.2020

Laura Edgar

County councils should be given more powers to lead the recovery from Covid-19. The government’s forthcoming white paper on devolution should use county authorities as the ‘principle vehicle’ for further devolution deals to secure economic growth.

Local authorities are unable to prevent corruption in planning, says report

03.08.2020

Laura Edgar

corruption | Development Management & Enforcement | England | lobbying

England’s planning system is open to corruption through lobbying and local authorities lack the necessary safeguards to prevent it, according to research by Transparency International UK.

Simplifying the planning system could add billions to the rural economy

03.08.2020

Mark Bridgeman

The needs of the rural economy should be a higher priority in the National Planning Policy Framework, argues Mark Bridgeman

Industry supports planning reforms outlined by housing secretary

03.08.2020

Laura Edgar

CPRE | Development Management & Enforcement | England | Planning reform | RTPI

Reforms outlined by housing secretary Robert Jenrick have been broadly welcomed by the built environment industry, but they warn that quality must not be compromised.

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