housing supply

Appeal: Lack of affordable housing gets 400-home scheme rejected

29.01.2021

An inspector cited a major developer’s zero per cent affordable housing offer in refusing plans for 400 homes near Manchester, saying that it would have reduced the risk to the developer ‘at the expense of...

Recovered appeal: Welsh minister puts local plan first and rejects Caerphilly housing scheme

26.10.2020

Huw Morris

Cymru | Housing | housing supply | local development plan | site allocation

A Welsh minister has rejected an inspector’s recommendation and refused outline permission for up to 300 homes near Blackwood after citing the primacy of the local plan.

Judge orders Leeds to send back green belt allocations to Whitehall

14.08.2020

Huw Morris

The High Court has decreed that all green belt allocations in Leeds City Council’s Site Allocations Plan (SAP) should be sent back to the secretary of state for redetermination.

Appeal: Jenrick rejects housing scheme following High Court order

26.06.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has blocked plans for 203 homes near Milton Keynes after his predecessor Sajid Javid's decision to refuse permission was successfully challenged by the developer in court.

Legal briefs: ‘Landmark’ housing supply judgment praised; Police probe Bristol slaver statue dump

12.06.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 6 June-12 June, 2020

The future of plan-making in light of Covid-19

09.04.2020

Roland Brass

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause significant slippage in both the progress of local plans and housing completions. Roland Brass speculates on the implications, and potential solutions to the...

Appeal: Jenrick ignores local campaign by allowing 150-home scheme

03.04.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has granted the developer Gladman permission to build 150 homes on greenfield land at Long Melford, Suffolk, despite unanimous opposition from the council and a local protest group....

Appeal: Jenrick allows 1,350 homes on land not allocated for tall buildings

24.01.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has approved a developer’s plans to build residential blocks of up to 11 storeys on a business park not allocated for tall buildings, citing the council’s housing supply shortfall....

Appeal: Jenrick approves 850 homes to address ‘serious’ deficit

24.01.2020

Matt Moody

Approving 850 homes in Gloucestershire would not undermine the council’s plan-led approach to delivering homes, the housing secretary has ruled, citing the fact that issues which prevented the site from...

9% increase in net dwellings

15.11.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | housing supply | mhclg | permitted development

New government statistics have shown that annual housing supply in England amounted to 241,130 net additional dwellings in 2018/19, up from 222,190 in 2017/18.

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