Boris Johnson

Government rips up plans to sell off Victorian prisons for homes

28.10.2019

Huw Morris

The government has backtracked on proposals to close Victorian-era prisons and sell the sites for housing.

News report: Housing statistics - do they stack up?

08.10.2019

Huw Morris

Boris Johnson | England | Housing | mhclg | National Housing Federation

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to tackle the housing divide. Huw Morris looks at official figures and finds a chasm

Hills sets out strategic agenda for city success

19.09.2019

Huw Morris

Major cities need strategic plans and leaders to ensure that they successfully direct and deliver growth, according to the RTPI’s chief executive.

Government vows to back the Midlands and the North

16.09.2019

Laura Edgar

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reaffirmed his pledge to devolve further powers to the north of England, while local government secretary Robert Jenrick has made a similar commitment to the Midlands.

Johnson pledges planning review and £3.6 billion for towns

30.07.2019

Huw Morris

Boris Johnson | England | Housing

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to review planning regulations as part of a wide-ranging drive to tackle the nation’s housing crisis.

England round-up: Boris Johnson appoints new housing secretary; RTPI urges Jenrick to resource planning

26.07.2019

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 20 July-26 July, 2019

Boris Johnson appoints new housing secretary

25.07.2019

Laura Edgar

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed a new cabinet after taking over from Theresa May. It includes Robert Jenrick as the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Khan brands Old Oak Common regeneration a ‘mess’

02.11.2016

Laura Edgar

Plans to regenerate Old Oak in West London were left in a mess by former Mayor Boris Johnson, says current Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Mayor of London publishes planning guidance to protect commercial heartland

23.03.2016

Laura Edgar

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has published new planning guidance aimed at protecting London’s “vibrant commercial heartland” to ensure that it can remain a “key driver” of the UK economy.

Register of public land in London published

27.01.2016

Laura Edgar

Boris Johnson | England | Housing | Infrastructure | London

The London Land Commission has published a register of public land in the capital, listing 40,000 sites with the capacity to deliver a minimum of 130,000 homes.

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