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Bradford posits green belt-tightening in local plan to meet homes quota

15.02.2021

Laura Edgar

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has published for consultation its draft local plan for the period 2020 to 2038, which sets out a small decrease in the district’s overall green belt total in order to support growth.

Government revises calculation for housing need

16.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that the proposed housing formula for England has been updated to focus on urban areas as the government seeks to ‘level-up’ the country and deliver 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.

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Planning for the Future: There is a missing link between people and housing need

07.08.2020

Paul Erskine-Fox

The role of digital engagement takes centre stage in the...

Appeals round-up: Harmful railings allowed at grade II* listed harbour; 9 Airbnbs in King’s Cross townhouse refused permission

03.07.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 27 June-3 July, 2020

Inspector advises Sevenoaks to take back its local plan

23.10.2019

Laura Edgar

The Planning Inspectorate has recommended that Sevenoaks District Council should withdraw its local plan from examination because of reservations over unmet housing need.

Planning stability will drive housebuilding growth

24.09.2019

Joe Ridgeon

Constantly shifting the goalposts of planning policy does no favours to planners or developers who are trying to hit government housebuilding targets, argues Joe Ridgeon

Staffordshire councils delay joint plan consultation

01.11.2018

Laura Edgar

England | housing need | NPPF | Policy & Politics

Potential changes to the government's standard methodology for calculating housing need mean two Staffordshire councils have delayed consultation on their draft joint local plan.

Council calls for clarity on housing need methodology

22.10.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing | housing need | NPPF | Policy & Politics | South East

Braintree District Council has written to the housing minister about the uncertainty surrounding the recently introduced standard methodology for calculating housing need.

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Hampshire council to ‘rip up’ its draft plan

18.10.2018

Laura Edgar

fareham | housing need | NPPF | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | South East

Fareham Borough Council has said it will tear up its draft local plan because of the new way to calculate housing need introduced in revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

England round-up: Government scraps cap on local authority borrowing to help boost housebuilding; Local authorities should be able to raise planning fees to cover costs, says RTPI

05.10.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 29 September-5 October, 2018

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