All Planning & policy articles – Page 18
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Government’s second investment zone launched in Liverpool
England’s second investment zone has been launched in Liverpool, with the potential to unlock £320m of private investment in the region.
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M&S decision highlights lack of consistency over retrofit rules
Experts say more needs to be done to help developers make difficult decisions to reduce embodied carbon.
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Gove must clearly lay out Cambridge 2040 plans
Editor: Housing secretary Michael Gove’s Cambridge 2040 plan, the attempt to turn the city into the UK’s version of Silicon Valley, has been met with trepidation. While it makes sense to capitalise on the dominance of Cambridge in the UK life sciences and wider tech sectors, it is vital the ...
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Professional
Prepare for economic crime laws
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which is making its way through Parliament, is the latest in a range of measures by the government to clamp down on economic crime.
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Logicor set for largest redevelopment in the UK
Logicor, owner and manager of European logistics real estate, has outlined plans for its largest UK redevelopment to create 800,000 sq ft of modern logistics across 38.5 acres, which will be known as Logicor Park Daventry.
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Place-making ‘consistently underestimated’ by Gove’s housing plans
Place-making and high street regeneration have been “consistently underestimated” by government in the latest string of planning and housing policy announcements, industry figures have warned.
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Government’s £24m boost to clear planning backlog ‘not enough’
The government’s £24m boost to help clear the planning system backlog will not be enough to address the skills shortage and long-term lack of funding, industry representatives have warned.
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Insight
The good ship RICS isn’t about to sink
“There is no such thing as the BBC,” wrote Times columnist Matthew Parris a fair while back, defending ‘Auntie’ from periodic attack. A reminder to those who periodically assault RICS. There’s no corporeal substance into which a knife can be plunged, just a bodiless spirit.
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Carlton Power gets green light for ‘worlds largest’ £750m battery storage plant
Developer Carlton Power has secured planning approval from Trafford Council for a £750m Manchester scheme it said would be the “world’s largest” battery energy storage scheme (BESS).
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Gove lowers second-staircase threshold for residential developments to 18m
Housing secretary Michael Gove has confirmed the government’s intention to mandate second staircases in new residential developments and has lowered the threshold to buildings taller than 18m.
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Plans submitted for £150m redevelopment of Antrim business park
Errigal Group has submitted a formal planning application for a £150m redevelopment and extension of Enkalon Business Park in Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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City planners approve Schroders and Stanhope’s £600m 55 Bishopsgate skyscraper
Schroders and Stanhope’s 55 Bishopsgate, a £600m skyscraper providing 1.1m sq ft office space, is set to join the London skyline after receiving approval from the City of London planning authority.
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Planning system is incapable of tackling the housing crisis, says planning committee members
Over 300 planning committee members in England and Wales have said the current planning system is “wholly incapable” of delivering the number of homes needed to address the housing crisis.
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RICS appoints interim standards and regulations board following mass walkout
RICS has appointed Nigel Clarke as new interim chair of its Standards and Regulations Board (SRB) plus five new board members following the mass walkout of the original board last month.
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Gove sets out plans to build 1 million new homes
Housing secretary Michael Gove has launched proposals to extend permitted development rights and a £24m boost for planning skills, in bid to reach the government’s 1 million new homes target set out in its 2019 manifesto pledge.
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GPE secures option from Crown Estate to redevelop West End office duo
Great Portland Estates (GPE) has secured an option from The Crown Estate to lead a redevelopment of French Railways House and 50 Jermyn Street in London’s St James’s district.
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Texan developer withdraws plans for Brixton office tower days before hearing
Texan developer Hondo Enterprises has withdrawn its plans for a 22-storey office tower in Brixton four days before a public hearing at City Hall.
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Government presses ahead with Croydon Council intervention
The government has pressed ahead with its intervention at debt-ridden Croydon Council, formalising the current supervision of the local authority’s recovery to “ensure momentum is both maintained and increased”.
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Ease the slow squeeze
A joint paper published by Landsec and British Land last week called for planning policy changes to promote urban regeneration on brownfield sites.
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Experts back British Land and Landsec’s planning proposals
Industry supports call for government to unlock brownfield sites but says the policies could go a step further.