Housing and Planning Bill

Legal landscape: All for young and none for old

29.06.2016

The Housing and Planning Bill’s focus on starter homes leaves little room for new housing for the elderly – to our collective detriment, says Bernadette Hillman.

Why less is more for local planning

20.05.2016

Jay Das

Too much fiddling with the planning system is crippling the ability of planners to create plans. What politicians need to do is set a sensible course and let things settle, argues Jay Das

The impact of the Housing and Planning Act 2016

19.05.2016

Jay Das

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Jay Das says the Housing and Planning Act 2016 will bring significant changes. Here, she considers what she feels are...

Government urged to fortify neighbourhood planning

16.05.2016

Laura Edgar

Campaigners are calling on the government to back up its pledge to give added strength to neighbourhood planning.

England round-up: Housing and Plan Bill passes into law; Heathrow aims to exceed commission conditions for expansion

13.05.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 7 May-13 May, 2016

Housing and Planning Bill passes into law

13.05.2016

Laura Edgar

The wording of the government’s Housing and Planning Bill has been settled on by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and has now passed into law.

Housing and Planning Bill: Lords concede on remaining amendment

12.05.2016

Laura Edgar

The House of Commons yesterday (11 May) rejected a Lords amendment relating to the Right to Buy in the Housing and Planning Bill.

Housing and Planning Bill: Lords agree to Commons’ amendments

11.05.2016

Laura Edgar

The House of Lords has agreed to a number of amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill put forward by the House of Commons, including one on starter homes.

Housing and Planning Bill: Commons reject Lords’ Right to Buy amendment

10.05.2016

Laura Edgar

The House of Commons has rejected a number of amendments made to the Housing and Planning Bill by the House of Lords last week, including one on Right to Buy.

More questions than answers with starter homes drive

06.05.2016

Paul Campbell

Developers need clarity and certainty in order to build the houses the market needs. The government's Starter Homes initiatives, as it stands, offer anything but clarity, says Paul Campbell of Richborough...

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