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Ex-planning and housing minister takes issue with constituency homes plan

08.02.2019

Huw Morris

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A former planning and housing minister has cast major doubts over a proposal for new homes on a site in his constituency.

News in brief: £25m fund for local authorities; New body needed to involve public in infrastructure

05.12.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 5 December, 2017

£300m for community housing

28.11.2017

Laura Edgar

Housing minister Alok Sharma has announced £300 million for the Community Housing Fund, initially announced in the 2016 Spring Budget by then chancellor George Osborne.

Housing associations reclassified as private bodies

16.11.2017

Laura Edgar

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has announced that housing associations will be reclassified as private sector organisations.

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Builders pledge to recruit and train workforce

05.10.2017

Laura Edgar

A Skills Pledge has been launched by the Home Building Skills Partnership to recruit and train more people to tackle the continuing skills shortage.

Sharma announces compulsory purchase reform

22.09.2017

Laura Edgar

Housing and planning minister Alok Sharma has announced a new package of measures that aim to ‘simplify and speed up’ the compulsory purchase process.

England round-up: Javid announces social housing green paper; Welfare policy ‘undermines’ work done to tackle homelessness

22.09.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 16 September-22 September, 2017

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Sharma allots £22m for communities to help deliver housing

20.09.2017

Laura Edgar

Housing and planning minister Alok Sharma has announced that £22.8 million of government funding will go to communities to help them deliver neighbourhood plans.

England round-up: Sharma launches shop for land; LGA calls for ‘residential revolution’ to house ageing population

08.09.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 2 September-8 September, 2017

Cash boost for Didcot Garden Town

10.08.2017

Laura Edgar

Housing and planning minister Alok Sharma has announced a £6.2 million cash boost aimed at accelerating the delivery of Didcot’s Northern Perimeter Road.

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