Policy & Politics

Raynsford review aims for ‘fairer’ planning system

28.06.2017

Simon Wicks

Community Engagement | England | Planning reform | Policy & Politics | Raysnford review

A root and branch review of the English planning system aims to see how it can be made ‘fairer, better resourced and capable of tackling the major challenges which confront the nation’.

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Khan proposes expanding transport network to unlock housing

22.06.2017

Laura Edgar

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has published long-term plans for the capital’s transport network, which includes expanded and more frequent services to help unlock housing developments.

Queen’s Speech: HS2 phase 2A bill announced

22.06.2017

Laura Edgar

A bill to enable the next phase of High Speed 2 (HS2), between Birmingham and Crewe, was announced in the Queen’s Speech.

Nations and regions focus: The North West

21.06.2017

Mark Smulian

Devolution | Economic Growth | North West | Northern powerhouse | Policy & Politics

Regional devolution is a major theme in the North West, which is ahead of other English regions having just acquired two city region elected mayors.

RTPI: Planning ‘central’ to improving air quality

20.06.2017

Laura Edgar

Active travel and congestion charging zones are needed to improve air quality, with planning being a central tool for bringing the built environment, infrastructure and air quality together, says the RTPI.

General Election 2017: Is the housing crisis set to rumble on?

19.06.2017

Dominick Veasey

Dominick Veasey considers the election result and the job that lies ahead for new planning...

Appeal: ‘Modest’ housing shortfall does not automatically negate local policy

16.06.2017

Matt Moody

Permission for 27 homes near Potton, Bedfordshire, has been refused, after an inspector ruled that the need to make up the area’s ‘modest’ housing shortfall should not ‘automatically...