affordable housing

Forever homes: How do we plan housing for all stages of life?

15.11.2018

How do we ensure that everyone has the right kind of housing for their stages of life? Caroline Richardson and James Cross offer their thoughts

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Appeal: Previously recovered 600-home Salford scheme rejected again

14.11.2018

Matt Moody

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has refused plans for 600 homes on ‘green wedge’ land near Salford, after his predecessor Eric Pickles’ 2015 dismissal of the scheme was quashed by the...

Westminster council targets affordable housing increase

14.11.2018

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | Housing | London | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council outlines plans to deliver nearly 1,500 homes a year and affordable housing for middle-income families.

News in brief: Hotel approved in Finsbury Park; Affordable housing green-lit in Watford

06.11.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 6 November, 2018

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Glasgow plans for 8,500 affordable homes

05.11.2018

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | Glasgow City Council | Housing | Scotland

Glasgow City Council is planning to build 8,500 affordable homes over the next five years.

New planning rules for housing variety leads Letwin recommendations

29.10.2018

Simon Wicks

A new set of planning rules giving local authorities in England the powers to require a greater diversity of housing type and tenure on large sites is the chief recommendation in the final report of the Letwin Review into build-out rates.

Appeals round-up: Sun room on listed building’s balcony is ‘entirely arbitrary’; Tough 18th hole does not justify protected tree’s removal

26.10.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning appeals: 20 October-26 October, 2018

Appeal: No affordable housing sought from jointly allocated site

26.10.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved five homes on one of two sites jointly allocated for housing, finding no evidence that the appeal site was held back to avoid making an affordable housing contribution, despite the...

Appeal: Residential use approved for ‘at risk’ listed school building

23.10.2018

Matt Moody

Plans to convert a historic Victorian school building in the Cairngorms national park into homes can go ahead after a reporter praised the scheme’s ‘befitting high-quality design’.

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Scotland round-up: North Glasgow regeneration at Port Dundas makes waves; Consultation begins over big city noise action plans

19.10.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 13 October-19 October, 2018

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