Policy & Politics

As the National Audit Office reveals the extent of the failure of the government's starter homes initiative, Huw Morris reflects on a flagship policy that promised much but delivered nothing

Key themes in the manifestos for the general election on 12 December included addressing the climate crisis, the housing shortage, transport and the environment. Here, The Planner has collated party policies on planning, the environment, housing and transport.

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 30 November-6 December, 2019

Julie James has announced that Welsh ministers could use their planning-direction powers to call in applications that do not consider strategic placemaking.