Leeds

Following a public consultation, transport secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed that the new HS2 rolling stock depot will be constructed in the east of Leeds, driving forward local regeneration and creating up to 125 skilled jobs.

If cities in the North and the Midlands are to continue to flourish, planning rule changes are needed, in particular, to permitted development rights, according to a report published today (21 March).

The government’s proposals for a new method to calculate local housing need would ‘entrench’ existing housebuilding patterns and does not consider employment projections or growth aspirations, the RTPI has said, to the agreement of several organisations.

A national housebuilding drive is needed for the north of England – a new report suggests that 500,000 more homes are required in the next 10 years to meet the region’s growth ambitions.