Residential planning & policy

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  Michael Gove appointed housing secretary

  2021-09-15T16:25:00+01:00By Mitchell Labiak

  Michael Gove has been appointed housing secretary as part of a cabinet reshuffle following Robert Jenrick’s sacking from the role.

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  Robert Jenrick sacked as housing secretary

  2021-09-15T14:42:00+01:00By Laura McGuire

  Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his position as secretary of state for housing as part of a cabinet reshuffle, having been replaced in the role by Michael Gove.

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  Robert Jenrick keynote speech at RESI Convention 2021: full transcript

  2021-09-10T12:19:00+01:00

  Former secretary of state for housing Robert Jenrick spoke at the 2021 RESI Convention last week. As well as discussing the government’s housebuilding target, the minister talked about economic recovery and progress around introducing commonhold to replace leasehold.

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  London Fire Brigade ‘extremely concerned’ about number of unsafe buildings

  2021-09-10T12:56:00+01:00By Mitchell Labiak

  The commissioner of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has called for urgent change in the building industry as the number of blocks of flats in London with fire safety failings passed an “unacceptable milestone” of 1,000.

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  Former Leeds Debenhams receives planning consent for PSBA-led conversion

  2021-09-07T00:01:00+01:00By Anviksha Patel

  Orchard Street has received planning approval to convert the former flagship Debenhams store in Leeds into a student-led mixed-use scheme, Property Week can reveal.

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  Hertsmere outlines 850-home community in new local plan

  2021-09-07T15:52:00+01:00By Anviksha Patel

  Hertsmere Borough Council has published its new draft local plan, which proposes developing an 850-home community close to proposed site of UK’s largest-ever film studios.

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  Homes England names Abri as new strategic partner

  2021-09-01T15:06:00+01:00By Anviksha Patel

  Homes England has selected housing provider Abri as one of its strategic partners for the Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26.

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  Bracknell resi scheme gets green light

  2021-08-27T11:32:00+01:00By Simon Creasey

  Planning permission has been approved for the Coopers Hill residential scheme on the edge of Bracknell town centre.

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  London councils to ban new PDR

  2021-08-19T00:30:00+01:00By Mitchell Labiak

  Just under half of London’s local planning authorities have introduced or intend to introduce a ban on developement under the commercial-property-to-housing permitted development right (PDR) introduced this month, citing concerns over a loss of business space and poor-quality homes, a Property Week investigation has revealed.

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