Coronavirus

Stats: Year-on-year increase in planning application submissions

21.01.2021

Laura Edgar

A total of 53,430 English and Welsh planning applications were lodged with the Planning Portal in December 2020, according to recently published statistics.

Summer quarter saw housing bounce back

15.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Between July and September 2020, 45,000 homes were completed on site, according to building control figures published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Councils asked to ‘redouble’ efforts to house rough sleepers

13.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing and communities secretary Robert Jenrick has asked councils to ‘redouble efforts’ to accommodate people that are sleeping rough and to ensure that they are registered with a doctor.

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Government pledges cash from high street fund

05.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Coronavirus | Economic Growth | England | Future High Streets Fund | robert jenrick

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that up to £830 million from the Future High Streets Fund will be split between 72 areas in England.

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Application submissions rise in November 2020

04.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Despite tiered and national lockdowns in place in England and Wales in November 2020, 81 more applications were submitted compared with October, according to Planning Portal’s latest Market Insight report.

Northern Ireland planning stats published

21.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Coronavirus | Housing | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Executive | planning statistics

A total of 3,288 planning applications were submitted to councils in Northern Ireland in the second quarter of 2020/2021.

RTPI calls for ‘bottom-up’ approach to post-coronavirus high street planning

21.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Covid-19 has and continues to speed up changes to the high street that were already happening in the UK, according to a report by the RTPI.

Overall housing starts slump, says Homes England

15.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Homes England’s housing programmes saw 11,313 new houses started on site and 11,358 homes between 1 April and 30 September 2020.

Government announces cash for 68 green projects

14.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Coronavirus | England | Environmental | green recovery | trees

The government has announced that projects in England seeking to protect landscapes and retain thousands of green jobs will receive a share of nearly £40 million of funding.

Report: Digital engagement should be built into start of planning process

08.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Digital engagement should be a part of any large-scale engagement programme after the Covid-19 pandemic, recommends a report published today (8 December).

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