Housing

Appeals round-up: Dropped affordable housing offer not justified by pandemic; Major mixed-use Leicestershire scheme rejected

14.05.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 8 May-15 May, 2021

Appeal: Major mixed-use Leicestershire scheme rejected

14.05.2021

Matt Moody

A hybrid scheme proposing the extension of a business park in Hinckley to provide 30,000 square metres of industrial and warehousing space as well as 140 new homes has been blocked by an inspector, who found...

Appeal: Dropped affordable housing offer not justified by pandemic

14.05.2021

Matt Moody

A developer who agreed to provide 20 discounted homes as part of a wider development before arguing that the pandemic had made the contribution unviable was rebuked by an inspector, who found that pessimism...

Scotland round-up: New neighbourhood proposed for Alloa; 200-home scheme lodged for Edinburgh’s Western harbour development

14.05.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 8 May-14 May, 2021

New neighbourhood proposed for Alloa

14.05.2021

Roger Milne

alloa | clackmannanshire | Housing | Scotland

Outline proposals have been drawn up for a new neighbourhood at Carsebridge on the eastern edge of Alloa, where Advance Construction (Scotland) Ltd wants to develop up to 390 homes.

13k affordable homes started in London last year

13.05.2021

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | Housing | London | sadiq khan

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has released figures that show 13,318 affordable homes were started in the capital in 2020/21.

How can the green belt work harder?

13.05.2021

Sarah Young

With 13 per cent of England alone designated green belt it has huge potential to help planners meet broad policy aims, argues Sarah Young

Housing divide between young and old widens due to Covid-19

13.05.2021

Laura Edgar

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated housing inequalities between the young and old, according to recent research.

More than a million homes waiting to be built, suggests analysis

10.05.2021

Laura Edgar

Analysis suggests that there are at least 1.1 million homes in England with planning permission that have yet to be built.

Conservatives lose two combined authority mayors

10.05.2021

Laura Edgar

The Conservative Party lost two combined authority mayoral seats to the Labour Party, with Labour MP Tracy Brabin winning the first election for the Mayor of West Yorkshire.

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