England

New commission to guarantee new-builds are beautiful

05.11.2018

Laura Edgar

Building Better Commission | design | England | Housing | james brokenshire

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has launched a commission to promote better design and style of homes.

England round-up: Homes England to go where the market won’t; Mineral sales down in Q3

01.11.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 27 October-2 November 2018

Staffordshire councils delay joint plan consultation

01.11.2018

Laura Edgar

England | housing need | NPPF | Policy & Politics

Potential changes to the government's standard methodology for calculating housing need mean two Staffordshire councils have delayed consultation on their draft joint local plan.

Government launches shale gas consultation

31.10.2018

Prithvi Pandya

The government has launched a consultation that asks whether local communities must be consulted on shale gas proposals in England before submitting a planning application.

Homes England to go where the market won’t

31.10.2018

Laura Edgar

England | homes england | Housing

A five-year strategic plan published by Homes England aims to unlock public and private land where the market will not in order to get more homes built where they are needed.

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Budget 2018: Questions over high street measures

30.10.2018

Laura Edgar

Questions have arisen about whether measures to improve the high street and help it adapt in the face of the growing online offer are enough. They are though, a start, the industry has said.

Budget 2018: Reaction - roads and transport, digital connections

30.10.2018

Simon Wicks

A round-up of responses to Chancellor Philip Hammond's announcement of new funding for roads and transport, and for digital infrastructure.

Budget 2018: Housing measures welcome but inadequate

30.10.2018

Laura Edgar

The extra cash announced in the Budget to address the housing shortage has in part been welcomed by industry professionals, but they are not the wholesale changes required.

Budget 2018: Almost £30 billion for roads, £200 million for broadband

30.10.2018

Simon Wicks

Chancellor Philip Hammond has committed close to £30 billion for nationally important road projects for 2020-25, and £770 million to improving roads and transport networks regionally – including the 'pothole repair fund' for road repairs.

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Budget 2018: Cash injection to unlock housing across England

29.10.2018

Laura Edgar

Chancellor Philip Hammond increases the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) by £500 million to £5.5 billion as he announces a raft of measures to improve the housing market.

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