Housing

Appeals round-up: Single drainage pipe means development has commenced; R&D building for AONB diamond manufacturing firm approved

26.02.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 20 Februrary-26 February, 2021

Appeal: 841-home Sefton scheme would deliver ‘specific benefits'

26.02.2021

Matt Moody

Plans for 841 new homes on former green belt land on Merseyside have been approved by an inspector subject to conditions managing the impact of construction traffic on existing residents, after he found ‘...

Ireland round-up: Capital planners urge block on Ronan’s towering ambitions; Cheap affordable homes scheme under a cloud

26.02.2021

Roger Milne

affordable housing | Housing | Ireland | Irish land development agency

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 20 February-26 February, 2021

Climate and community need to be at the heart of government’s Arc plans

26.02.2021

Alex Robinson

The government must put sustainability first in its plans for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and encourage local authorities and their development partners to bring communities along as part of the planning...

First Welsh national spatial strategy published

24.02.2021

Roger Milne

Housing and local government minister Julie James has launched the national spatial strategy in a 180-page document called Future Wales.

Homes England buys sites in Harrogate

24.02.2021

Laura Edgar

Homes England has announced that it has acquired two development sites in Harrogate that will deliver a total of 880 family homes.

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News in brief: National park approves affordable homes; Council submits plans for a relief road

23.02.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 23 February, 2021

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Not enough housing for older people in capital, warns think tank

23.02.2021

Laura Edgar

There should be a ‘stronger and more coordinated approach’ to building homes that suit older people living in London, according to a think tank.

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Record number of planning applications submitted in January

22.02.2021

Laura Edgar

Cymru | Development Management & Enforcement | England | Housing | Planning Portal

A total of 54,153 applications were submitted through the Planning Portal in January 2021 – 19 per cent more than the 45,346 submitted in January 2020.

Appeals round-up: Better rugby facilities do not outweigh loss to cricket; Bungalow would have no greater green belt impact than polytunnel

19.02.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 13 Februrary-19 February, 2021

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