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Permitted development will put towns at risk, industry warns Jenrick

11.02.2021

Laura Edgar

Organisations working in the built environment have urged housing secretary Robert Jenrick to recognise that government proposals to allow a range of commercial buildings to be turned into residential units without going through the full planning process puts the future of town centres at...

Jenrick gives the go-ahead for the London Plan

01.02.2021

Laura Edgar

The London Plan can be formally adopted after housing secretary Robert Jenrick approved it.

NPPF to emphasise placemaking

01.02.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has proposed a number of changes to England’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) so that it places ‘greater emphasis’ on beauty and placemaking.

Legal challenge launched against South Oxfordshire local plan

28.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Residents in South Oxfordshire have issued a legal claim against the council’s decision to adopt its local plan, which facilitates the delivery of 23,550 homes during the period to 2035.

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New regulator to monitor safety of construction materials

21.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced the establishment of a national regulator to guarantee that materials used to construct homes would be made safer.

Government says public should have right to ask councils to release land for redevelopment

18.01.2021

Laura Edgar

The government has published for consultation proposals that would enable the public to challenge councils and other public bodies to release underused land for redevelopment.

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Jenrick outlines laws to protect statues

18.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has set out legal protections that aim to protect England’s cultural and historic heritage - such as statues.

Councils asked to ‘redouble’ efforts to house rough sleepers

13.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing and communities secretary Robert Jenrick has asked councils to ‘redouble efforts’ to accommodate people that are sleeping rough and to ensure that they are registered with a doctor.

Leaseholders will be able to buy their homes as government announces reforms

11.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has set out measures that will enable leaseholders in England to extend their leases by a maximum term of 990 years at zero ground rent.

SoS opts not to call in Cumbrian coal mine proposal

08.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing and communities secretary Robert Jenrick has not decided not to call in an application for a new underground mine to be located on a brownfield site south-west of Whitehaven. The decision has been criticised by environmental campaigners.

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