james brokenshire

Measures announced to end segregation for social housing residents

24.07.2019

Laura Edgar

Community Engagement | England | Housing | james brokenshire | social housing

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has outlined measures aimed at tackling stigma and help to end the segregation of social housing residents in mixed-tenure developments.

Housebuilders told to protect wildlife

22.07.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has told developers they must to do more to protect wildlife in Britain.

Watford mayor writes to housing secretary on windowless flats appeal

18.07.2019

Laura Edgar

Elected Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor has written to housing secretary James Brokenshire about his concerns regarding permitted development rights.

England round-up: Green paper to explore how to meet the costs of planning; May calls for design quality regulations to be mandatory

28.06.2019

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 22 June-28 June, 2019

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Green paper to explore how to meet the costs of planning

27.06.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has confirmed that an accelerated planning green paper will be published later this year. It will consider new approaches to meeting the cost of the planning service.

England round-up: Brokenshire is pressed to reject Northumberland coal mine; 6,500 homes approved in Cambridgeshire

17.05.2019

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 11 May-17 May, 2019

Brokenshire is pressed to reject Northumberland coal mine

15.05.2019

Laura Edgar

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has been urged to reject planning permission for an opencast coal mine at Druridge Bay because the UK has enough coal.

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Scruton dismissed over ‘unacceptable comments’ on race

10.04.2019

Laura Edgar

Building Better Commission | England | Housing | james brokenshire

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has dismissed Professor Roger Scruton as chairman of the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission following ‘unacceptable comments’ he has made.

Brokenshire to look again at office-to-residential conversions

09.04.2019

Huw Morris

Development Management & Enforcement | England | james brokenshire

The government will review the conversion of offices into homes without planning permission after a leading Conservative MP lambasted the policy for allowing ‘social cleansing’.

Holding direction on Stevenage plan lifted

26.03.2019

Laura Edgar

james brokenshire | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | South East | stevenage

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has removed the holding direction on the Stevenage Borough Council Local Plan.

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