All Planning & policy articles – Page 15
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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.
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NewsSpelthorne tops Moody’s list of councils at risk of failure due to risky property investment
Ratings agency Moody’s has named 20 councils most at risk of failure in the near future due to a web of risky commercial investments, growing debt piles and a lack of scrutiny and expertise, with Spelthorne Borough Council (BC) topping the list.
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NewsHearing set to decide future of Brixton Academy music venue
Lambeth Council has said it would support the reopening of Brixton Academy “in principle” if a number of new safety conditions were introduced following a licensing hearing to decide the music venue’s future.
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NewsArt-Invest secures consent for 1.5m sq ft Canada Water Dockside project
German investor and developer Art-Invest Real Estate has been granted planning permission for its 1.5m sq ft commercially led Canada Water Dockside project.
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NewsLords lay waste to nutrient neutrality law changes as ‘party politics’ take over
The government has lost its bid to scrap EU-era rules around nutrient neutrality after a Labour-led rebellion in the House of Lords.
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NewsHBF reveals councils are sitting on £2.8bn in developer contributions
A massive £2.8bn in Section 106 and community infrastructure levy (CIL) payments from developers remains unspent in local authority bank accounts, according to research by the Home Builders Federation (HBF).
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NewsCrumbling concrete RAAC found in Houses of Parliament
Crumbling RAAC concrete has been found in the Houses of Parliament during a routine ongoing investigation.
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NewsGovernment approves Essex garden village plans two years after council rejection
The government has given the go ahead for a scheme to build 1,200 homes as part of wider plans for a new 10,000-home garden village in Uttlesford, Essex, two years after it was rejected by Uttlesford District Council (UDC).
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OnlineAngela Rayner brands Tory levelling up a ‘sham and a scam’
Labour’s Angela Rayner has branded the Conservative’s levelling up agenda a “sham and a scam” in a speech to trade unions.
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NewsRESi360: panelists say toxic events caused housing crisis
The property sector has faced a toxic series of events that led to the current housing crisis and will only be solved with reform at a ”super structure” level, delegates of Property Week’s Resi360 conference heard this morning (12 September).
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NewsLeading retailers ask Hunt to freeze business rates multiplier to save £400m
A group of 44 retail sector leaders from firms including Aldi, M&S, Boots and IKEA have written to chancellor Jeremy Hunt urging him to freeze the business rates multiplier to avoid a £400m cost increase next year.
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NewsRICS appoints Marks to lead independent regulatory arm
RICS has appointed Alexandra Marks CBE as presiding chair of its regulatory tribunal, the independent arm of the standards and regulation board (SRB), which recently quit en masse.
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NewsNumber of sites gaining planning permission hits new low, says HBF
The number of sites that were granted planning permission for new builds in England hit an all-time low during the first half of 2023, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF).
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NewsDawson Group secures permission to rebuild Milton Keynes HQ
Asset management business Dawson Group has secured planning permission to rebuild its corporate headquarters in Tongwell, Milton Keynes.
