All Planning & policy articles – Page 2
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NewsSpring Budget: Failure to cut business rates is ‘desperately disappointing’
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget detailed plans to halve inflation, grow the economy and get debt falling, but industry figures were disappointed by its failure to cut business rates.
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Sector renews calls for additional remediation funding as contract deadline passes
Developers have urged government to take further action to hold all parties responsible for building remediation work after the deadline for housing secretary Michael Gove’s Building Safety Contract passed without full enrolment.
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Spring Budget: Hunt ‘missed the opportunity’ to reduce embodied carbon in retrofitting
The chancellor has been accused of missing the opportunity to introduce tax incentives for reducing embodied carbon in retrofit and refurbishment projects in this year’s Spring Budget.
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Spring Budget: There cannot be economic growth if housing market is not fixed
The Spring Budget focused on the government’s plans to boost economic growth, but property experts say there cannot be sustainable economic growth if the housing market is not fixed first.
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Abstract gains consent for 140,000 sq ft Cambridge life sciences facility
Investor Abstract Securities has received detailed planning consent to build 140,000 sq ft of laboratory space in Cambridge with scope to increase the development by a further 40,000 sq ft.
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Developing 50% affordable housing on smaller sites could see delivery of 1.6 million homes
Proposals put forward by developer Pocket Living as part of the consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have received major backing this week, after research from LDS Sales Guarantees found 1.6 million new homes could be delivered this way.
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Hillingdon Council approves 90 homes on former London RAF site
Hillingdon Council’s planning committee has approved a 90-home development at the former RAF Uxbridge site.
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Levelling up ‘failed’ in Northern Ireland but regional opportunities remain, says Mipim panel
Levelling Up has “failed” in Northern Ireland, leaving the region two decades behind the rest of the UK, according to Belfast City Council chief executive John Walsh.
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Consortium formed to masterplan Manchester life sciences and student accommodation quarter
McLaren Property, Property Alliance Group (Alliance), Moda Living and Kadans Science Partner have formed a partnership to create a masterplan featuring 700,000 sq ft of life sciences space and student accommodation with 1,840 beds for a project at Upper Brook Street in Ardwick, Manchester.
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Leasehold reform is a tall order
Housing secretary Michael Gove recently announced the government’s intention to abolish the “outdated feudal” leasehold system of residential property ownership on the basis that it is “unfair”. He declared: “In crude terms, if you buy a flat, that should be yours.”
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Providers must unite on housing
There is an opportunity right now to end homelessness while still being able to run a profitable business.
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CMA probe into housebuilders threatens to disrupt industry
Regulator may propose competition test for housing sites or forced sales to level playing field for small developers.
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Prevention is better than cure when mitigating risks of RAAC
A recent NHS England advice note on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and its potential impact on the delivery of primary care services has brought the issue back into the spotlight.
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Peter Bill on planner gains and competition authority pain
Should planning consultants get overage? An essentially moral question, one which came up when confronted with the slightly shocking news two weeks ago that a few in the profession are so confident in their warm relationship with Local Planning Authority officers that they boast of being able to get more ...
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Shropshire decision may pave way for public space appeals
Supreme Court judgment may provide blueprint for other communities looking to protect recreational space.
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After the storm: interview with RICS chair, Martin Samworth
Industry veteran Martin Samworth tells Andy Hillier why he decided to take on the chair role at RICS and how the organisation plans to move forward after a turbulent few years.
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Property and retail bodies call on government to stop town centre decline
Leading figures from the property and retail sectors are calling on central and local government to take action to address retail slowdown in town centres.
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Government pledges £42m to support building safety reforms
A funding package worth £42m to recruit and train 110 building control Inspectors and 111 fire inspectors has been unveiled as part of the government’s building safety reforms.
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Planning experts slam veto for ‘ghetto’ Woking social homes
Council’s view that resi tower would be a ‘ghetto’ cited as typical of attitudes slowing social housing delivery.
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Government urged to back heritage retrofits
Crown Estate and Grosvenor join calls for help to unlock up to £35bn in investment.
