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All Planning & policy articles
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NewsLegal & General’s prominent Edinburgh development put up for sale
Legal & General (L&G) is seeking offers for the former Debenhams store on Edinburgh’s Princes Street, a former flagship retail site with planning consents for a £50m redevelopment and change of use.
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NewsBNG pushed back until January 2024
The government has announced it will delay new rules to make Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) mandatory in English developments until January 2024.
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NewsBPF demands changes to ‘fundamentally unfair’ empty rates relief policy
The British Property Federation (BPF) has called for empty rates relief for shops to be extended from three to 12 months, with the government consultation on the matter set to close today (28 September).
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NewsComer Homes to appeal order to tear down Woolwich tower blocks
Comer Homes is appealing an order to tear down two Woolwich tower blocks in south London after Greenwich Council accused the developer of flouting the approved planning permission for the scheme.
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ProfessionalResponsible Actors Scheme faces implementation hurdle
Industry raises concerns over compliance and affordability as Building Safety Act measures come into law.
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NewsGove rejects GPE plans for pair of Southwark office towers
Housing secretary Michael Gove has rejected Great Portland Estates’ (GPE) plans to redevelop two large London office towers at its giant New City Court scheme in Southwark.
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OnlineMEES uncertainty angers industry as Sunak dilutes net-zero policies
Rishi Sunak’s shift in the government’s net zero commitments last week managed to simultaneously incur the wrath of environmental campaigners, the automotive industry, energy companies and most of the property sector.
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InsightWas housing really trussed by Liz?
Blink and you’d have missed them, but a year on from Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s widely derided clanger of a ‘mini Budget’, housebuilders and estate agents are still reporting the aftermath. Imagine if the former prime minister and chancellor had unleashed a ‘maxi Budget’?
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OnlineGreen light for amended first phase of Manchester’s £1.5bn Mayfield development
Planning officers have given the green light to amended plans for a transport hub and 320,000 sq ft of office space in the first phase of Manchester’s £1.5bn Mayfield development.
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InsightNutrient neutrality: we are back in limbo again
Editor: The House of Lords’ rejection of the government’s proposed nutrient neutrality solution is where people playing party politics do this country no favours at all.
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News‘Political football’ is helping to push housing up the agenda
Experts acknowledge political point-scoring on both sides but say the focus on housebuilding is positive.
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NewsSunak scraps MEES requirement for residential landlords
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced that government has scrapped requirements for residential landlords to meet minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES).
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NewsCommane becomes GPA chief operating officer
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Lisa Commane as chief operating officer to lead its executive team in modernising the government’s property portfolio.
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NewsLib Dems could scrap housing targets if elected
Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has said his party’s housebuilding targets could be scrapped at its conference next week.
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InsightWe Are Placemaking’s Nick Morgan on the importance of ‘hero’ events
When it comes to attracting visitors to any given space, developers and marketers have long been under the impression that ‘surprise and delight’ activity is the most effective method of retention – attracting and nurturing visitors with unexpected experiences.
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NewsYoung named as new levelling up minister
Jacob Young has been appointed as levelling up minister, replacing Dehenna Davison, who stepped down yesterday.
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NewsBrixton Academy venue allowed to reopen if ‘extensive’ safety conditions are met
Iconic London music venue The O2 Brixton Academy will be permitted to reopen after owner Academy Music Group (AMG) agreed to meet “extensive and robust” safety measures in response to a fatal crush in December.
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NewsLevelling up minister Davison quits due to chronic migraines
Levelling up minister Dehenna Davison has resigned from the role, revealing that chronic migraines were making it impossible to do her job.
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InsightPropertyCEO’s Ritchie Clapson on small-scale development being the perfect new business
The UK is not short of fresh business blood. More than 750,000 new companies were registered in the UK last year. Unfortunately, on average, around 20% of UK businesses fail during their first two years. This rises to 45% after five years. And 65% after 10 years.
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NewsGovernment is considering prioritising social rented housing, says Maclean
The government is considering prioritising the delivery of new social rented housing in the UK through changes to planning policy, housing minister Rachel Maclean told delegates at the National Housing Federation Conference earlier this week.
