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Wales round-up: Compulsory purchase reforms to boost Welsh housing supply; Llanwern steelworks housing plans submitted

10.01.2020

Roger Milne

CPO | Cymru | Development Management & Enforcement | Newport City Council | Policy & Politics

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 4 January-10 January, 2020

Wales round-up: City council backs east Cardiff economic strategy; New draft flooding advice published

18.10.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 12 October-18 October, 2019

Legal briefs: Haringey ‘Latin Village’ CPO goes to court; Essex port village green row heads to Supreme Court

11.10.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 5 October-11 October, 2019

Ireland round-up: National marine plan milestone makes waves; Vacant homes CPO action urged

21.09.2018

Roger Milne

CPO | Ireland | irish marine plan | Water & Marine

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 15 September-21 September, 2018

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Land value capture system reform could offer public service gains, say MPs

13.09.2018

Laura Edgar

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) has concluded that the government must reform the Land Compensation Act 1961 to fund the infrastructure and local services required to meet its housing targets.

London mayor ‘should have greater CPO powers’

14.05.2018

Laura Edgar

A new report has suggested that the Mayor of London and local authorities should be granted greater powers in order to get more land developed into new homes and solve the capital’s housing crisis.

Courtroom Gavel - legal changes that affect planners

Legal briefs: Javid wins call-in challenge over Paddington Cube

01.12.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 25 November-1 December, 2017

Alok Sharma / Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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.

Javid retreats on Aylesbury estate order

26.04.2017

Huw Morris

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has overturned his previous decision not to grant a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the regeneration of Southwark’s Aylesbury estate.

Report: Estate regeneration demands a new approach

25.01.2017

Laura Edgar

CPO | estate regeneration | Housing | London | Regeneration

A fresh approach to regenerating London’s estates is required, and London businesses suggest that it could include building on disused spaces such as empty garages.

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