All Planning & policy articles
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OnlineFinal phase of £110m Glasgow masterplan gets green light
The final phase of a major £110m masterplan project in Glasgow has been granted planning permission.
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News
Guild Living readies to submit plans for Uxbridge retirement village
Legal General-backed Guild Living is planning to submit an application for a 194-home retirement living village in Uxbridge.
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Insight
Offices vs Politics: How the work from home policy is shaping the workplace
Many thought talk of the death of the office was exaggerated, but that was before the new WFH directive.
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Professional
Industry experts question the extension of the evictions ban
Questions remain over success of the moratorium and what will happen to tenants when it is eventually lifted.
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Mayor of London launches housing mentoring scheme
The Greater London Authority (GLA) and developer Mount Anvil have launched a housing mentoring scheme.
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Over 60% of Tory councillors oppose Tory planning reforms
More than 60% of Conservative councillors oppose the planning reforms being pushed forward by the Conservative government, a survey has revealed.
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Online
Downing given go ahead for First Street co-living scheme
Downing has secured permission for a new co-living development at the First Street scheme in Manchester.
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Trafford Council and Bruntwood Works get green light for Old Trafford neighbourhood
Bruntwood Works and Trafford Council have received planning permission to transform an old Kellogg’s factory in Old Trafford into a new mixed-use scheme.
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Online
Flexible Space Association makes plea to chancellor
The Flexible Space Association has written to the chancellor urging him to give new support to the flexible workspace industry, following the prime minister’s announcement that office workers should return to working from home if they can.
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Insight
The proposed new levy could be harmful
Our patched-up planning system needs to be simplified. After decades of near-constant reform it is misshapen, ineffective, slow, bureaucratic, costly and unpredictable. It can frustrate sustainable development, stifle innovation and is an insurmountable barrier for would-be development entrepreneurs.
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News
Industry reacts to government office U-turn
The industry has reacted with anger to the government’s abrupt U-turn on its ‘back to work’ plan – as many property agencies vowed to keep their offices open regardless.
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News
Hospitality operators slam ‘illogical’ curfew
Boxpark CEO says new government restrictions are making sector a ‘scapegoat’
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Professional
Government outlines changes to the English planning system
A recent white paper proposes a ‘radical reform’, but experts cast doubt on the feasibility of the plans.
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News
Small-site housing applications take 60 weeks for approval
Housing applications on small sites are taking on average 60 weeks for approval, research shows.
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Online
Revo calls for business rates cap of 30% and annual valuations
Retail property lobby group Revo has called for a drastic cut in the level of business rates as part of its first stage response to the HM Treasury consultation on business rates reform in England.
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Property industry makes plea for business rates reform
The property industry has made an 11th-hour appeal to the government to slash business rates, arguing that the current level of taxation is unsustainable.
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Online
Liverpool City Council submits plans for first pop-up film studios
Liverpool City Council has submitted a planning application to create the city’s first purpose-built film and TV studios.
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News
Colleges struggling to maintain real estate assets, watchdog warns
Sixth-form colleges across the country are struggling to maintain their real estate assets because of financial pressures, a report from the National Audit Office has warned.
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Insight
What comes next cannot be business as normal in April
As Moira Stuart used to tell us, “tax doesn’t have to be taxing”. But, for retailers whose holiday on property taxes is scheduled to end on 31st March next year, it certainly is.
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Online
Sadiq Khan calls for rent control powers
Sadiq Khan has called for new powers to introduce rent controls in the capital for two years.
