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08.09.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has launched the prospectus for the government’s affordable housing programme, which was announced in the Budget in March.

Brexit: Government to fast-track development of temporary lorry parks

07.09.2020

Laura Edgar

An order has been published granting temporary planning permission for land to be used in processing lorries entering and leaving Great Britain from January 2021.

Cheshire East rebukes Jenrick over planning decision

25.08.2020

Huw Morris

Cheshire East Council has sent a stinging rebuke to housing and communities secretary Robert Jenrick over his decision to allow a planning appeal in the borough.

Jenrick commits more funding to neighbourhood planning

11.08.2020

Laura Edgar

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Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced funding targeted at helping urban and deprived areas create neighbourhood plans.

Planning reforms ‘will upgrade tech’ and ‘consult communities from the start’, vows Jenrick

06.08.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s planning reforms promise that communities will be consulted from the beginning of the planning process; that every area will have a local plan in place; and that there will be a simpler way to secure developer contributions as the government ensures the ‘...

Jenrick commits cash for 45,000 homes

04.08.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has committed £1.3 billion to deliver up to 45,000 homes, create 85,000 jobs, upgrade skills and improve infrastructure as part of government plans to deliver a green economic recovery from Covid-19.

Jenrick: ‘Outdated’ planning system contributes to generational divide

03.08.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick believes that England’s ‘outdated and cumbersome’ planning system has contributed to a ‘generational divide’ between those who own property and those who don’t.

Westferry decision was ‘consistent with department policy’, says Jenrick

22.07.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has told a meeting of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLGC) that his decision to grant planning permission for a 1,524-home scheme on the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets was consistent with department policy and...

Legislation outlined for permitted upward extensions in England

21.07.2020

Laura Edgar

The legislation required to allow buildings to be extended upwards through permitted development rights has been laid before Parliament.

Government publishes building safety bill

20.07.2020

Laura Edgar

The government has published a ‘landmark’ building safety bill, which seeks to make residents safer in their home.

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