Garden cities

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News report: Can the NSIP regime deliver garden communities?

09.07.2018

Laura Edgar

The government is set on new garden communities – but what's the best way to deliver them? Should we be considering them nationally significant infrastructure projects?

The trouble with garden communities…

22.06.2018

Rosie Pearson

Are garden communities really the answer to the housing shortage in Essex? Campaigner Rosie Pearson doesn't think so

Government sees new settlements as part of housing crisis solution

30.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Although supply isn’t a straight forward question, the government sees an ‘increasing role’ for new settlements to help bridge the gap in solving the nation’s housing shortage, the audience at a recent conference heard.

Autumn Budget 2017: Stamp duty abolished for first-time buyers; garden towns; £15bn extra for housing market

22.11.2017

Laura Edgar

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced in the Autumn Budget that from today, stamp duty will be abolished for first-time buyers, a long-term goal to deliver 300,000 new homes a year and a review into delays preventing permissions granted being built out.

Convention 2017: Over the hill, but not far away

02.08.2017

Laura Edgar

Speaker: The Lord Taylor of Goss Moor, Hon MRTPI

Session title: Keynote...

Courtroom Gavel - legal changes that affect planners

Legal briefs: Development corporation names two firms for £3m legal advice on garden city

05.05.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 2 May-5 May, 2017

Nations & regions focus: East of England

06.04.2017

The Planner

A snapshot of planning in the East of England, looking at key planning themes, major projects, skills requirements and RTPI activities in the region.

93% of families in the West Midlands can't afford an average-priced new home

Report: 'Rigged’ house-building system is failing families

02.03.2017

Laura Edgar

The current system of housebuilding in England is producing homes that are poor in quality and expensive, with eight in 10 families unable to afford a new build home.

NIC could support new garden cities – research

19.07.2016

Laura Edgar

Government funding for infrastructure as well as private finance from pension funds could support a new wave of garden cities, according to a study.

Councils urged to use planning powers to press forward housebuilding

Budget 2016: Housing reaction

17.03.2016

Laura Edgar

The Budget 2016 contained several measures to unlock public sector land and increase the number of homes delivered, including the launch of the Starter Homes Land Fund prospectus. The Planner has collated reaction from...

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