Residential planning & policy

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  Merits of plan to extend PDR upwards called into question

  2019-12-12T00:00:00+00:00By Alex Howlett

  Plans to allow homeowners to add extra storeys without planning permission come under fire from industry.

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  Court Collaboration’s resi tower gets green light

  2019-12-05T13:58:00+00:00By Riya Makwana

  Court Collaboration’s One Eastside Scheme has been given the green light by Birmingham City council.

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  Mayor of London calls in £3bn Silvertown scheme

  2019-12-04T10:27:00+00:00By Emma Shone

  Sadiq Khan has called in the Greater London Authority and Keystone’s £3bn Thameside West scheme, after Newham Council denied it planning permission last month.

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  Moda Living gets green light for final Springside phase

  2019-12-04T13:35:00+00:00By Emma Shone

  Moda Living has been given the green light for the final phase of its Springside build-to-rent development in Edinburgh.

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  Questions asked after Bolton student accommodation blaze

  2019-11-28T00:00:00+00:00By Emma Shone

  Industry says there is ‘still a way to go’ when it comes to fire safety, particularly relating to cladding on buildings

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  Retail-to-resi PDR: devil is in detail

  2019-11-27T16:07:00+00:00By Nick Diment

  Editor: I am writing in response to the Conservatives’ recent election pledge to relax shops-to-homes planning laws.

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  Tories to increase stamp duty for non-UK residents

  2019-11-22T12:59:00+00:00By Riya Makwana

  The Conservatives plan to increase stamp duty for foreigners buying properties in England by introducing a 3% surcharge.

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  None of promised starter homes delivered, watchdog finds

  2019-11-05T11:18:00+00:00By Emma Shone

  None of the 200,000 starter homes planned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have been built, according to the National Audit Office.

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  Khan quick to rebut call for major changes to London Plan

  2019-11-01T00:00:00+00:00By Alex Howlett

  Mayor rejects Planning Inspectorate’s call for small-site housing target reduction and green belt changes

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