All Planning & policy articles – Page 14
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NewsPeel L&P submits plans for university facility at MediaCity
Peel L&P, the regeneration arm of real estate investment firm Peel Group, has submitted plans to transform commercial space in Quay Plaza, part of Quayside MediaCity, Salford, Manchester, into a university facility.
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Fears reforms could hit housing delivery
Fears are growing that recently announced government planning reforms could hit the number of homes delivered across the UK as they empower campaign groups and councils to resist new developments.
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Exeter predicted to be first UK location to come out of recession
Exeter is predicted to be the first location in the UK to exit the recession, with the city on track to hit this target by mid-2023.
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Homes at Barkingside tube station given green light
Plans to develop 98 homes next to Barkingside tube station in north-east London have been given the go-ahead by Redbridge Council.
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Lambeth Council reveals Brixton town-centre development plans
Lambeth Council and its development partner London Square have launched plans for a significant residential development in Brixton, south London.
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BPF launches affordable homes development tool kit
The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched a tool kit designed to boost the development of affordable homes, with the aim of providing a greater understanding of partnership models for investors and housing associations.
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NPPF gives LAs more reasons to reject new housing sites
Industry not keen on housing secretary Michael Gove’s reforms and their likely impact on housing delivery.
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It’s up to us to lay foundations of economic recovery
There is no denying that the economic forecast for 2023 appears bleak for the built environment sector, with property values set to fall and construction rates to slow.
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New flight path for Canary Wharf
Tom Venner’s first public statement since joining Canary Wharf Group (CWG) as development director last July offers one clue about his main task. The job in question being to draw up a new masterplan covering the 130-acre estate.
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Q&A: Moda director and Hove MP discuss BTR partnership
James Blakey and Peter Kyle say scheme shows how public-private co-operation is key to local housing delivery.
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Hospitality sector demands government action to stem closures
Hospitality sector leaders have called on the government to provide more support to prevent further closures in the light of a forthcoming reduction in energy bill support.
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Unite snaps up £73m east London office building for large PBSA scheme
Unite Students has bought an office building in Stratford for £73m and is set to convert the east London site into a 716-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development.
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NPPF to make housebuilding harder as LAs given more reasons to reject schemes
Even those who eat, drink and sleep property would have surely had little appetite to fully consume the government’s 15-chapter consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) when it was published so close to the end of the year.
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Goodman secures consent to create 1.2m sq ft Luton shed scheme
Developer Goodman Group has secured planning permission to redevelop a 60-acre brownfield site in Luton, Bedfordshire as a 1.2 million sq ft commercial park.
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Chester regeneration framework revealed
Plans to transform the area around Chester railway station have been kickstarted with the launch of a public consultation into the scheme.
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PCH reveals plans for £33.5m Plymouth eco-friendly quarter
Housing association Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) has submitted plans to build 136 one-, two- and three-bedroom affordable homes in the city centre.
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Glenveagh to deliver fewer homes in 2023 due to Irish planning ‘gridlock’
Irish housebuilder Glenveagh has reported a 36% rise in revenue in 2022, but warned that it will complete a lower number of suburban homes than expected in 2023 due to the country’s planning system “gridlock”.
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Aston Villa nets planning approval for stadium expansion
Aston Villa Football Club has been granted planning approval by Birmingham City Council for the first phase of the redevelopment and expansion of Villa Park.
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Government plans to require second staircases in blocks above 30m
The government has unveiled plans to force developers to include second staircases in new buildings taller than 30m, a fire safety measure estimated to cost businesses £1.6bn over the next decade.
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First phase of £200m Eckersley Mills plan unveiled
Heaton Group has unveiled plans for the first phase of its £200m transformation of a Grade II-listed mill in Wigan, following approval by Wigan Council.
