All Planning & policy articles – Page 2
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InsightNimby policies to attract voters
Plop: the first general election leaflet hit the doormat last Saturday. A tightly targeted anti-development screed from Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and The Weald. The loyalist successor to batty Ann Widdecombe is clearly not a deux with the Conservative target of building 300,000 homes a year.
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Aviva Investors’ One Liverpool Street gets green light
Aviva Investors has been granted planning for a new City of London office building, One Liverpool Street.
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Housing Minister announces proptech advisory council
The UK government is assembling an expert council to advise ministers on how they can help grow the proptech sector.
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None of promised starter homes delivered, watchdog finds
None of the 200,000 starter homes planned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have been built, according to the National Audit Office.
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Khan quick to rebut call for major changes to London Plan
Mayor rejects Planning Inspectorate’s call for small-site housing target reduction and green belt changes
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Boris Johnson and tax – what to expect?
It might seem all-consuming but negotiating Brexit is not the only major challenge confronting Boris Johnson in the opening months of his tenure as prime minister.
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BPF welcomes damning select committee report on business rates
The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed the Treasury Select Committee’s report on the impact business rates have had on UK business and called for action following the December general election.
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Insight
Design vital to housing delivery
If developers learn one thing from this year’s Stirling Prize winner, it is that they should invest time and energy in pursuing good-quality architecture in residential schemes – but this does not have to mean higher costs.
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Industry calls for later living planning rethink
Report says radical changes to planning system needed to facilitate delivery of more specialist later living housing.
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Grenfell-style cladding needs to come off tower blocks ‘without delay,’ finds inquiry
The cladding on Grenfell tower was the main reason for the rapid spread of fire that killed 72 people in June 2017 and similar material must be removed from other buildings, according to the Grenfell Inquiry.
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Knight Frank launches new London-based planning team
Knight Frank has launched a new town planning consultancy team out of its London headquarters.
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McVey brands north of England as the new ‘Silicon Valley’
Housing minister, Esther McVey has launched her new ‘centre of excellence’ for modular housing across the north of England.
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Elephant and Castle’s 20 year journey
A judicial review of the shopping centre plans is just the latest hurdle in Elephant and Castle’s 20-year journey. Adam Branson charts the highs and lows as the wider scheme finally takes shape
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City spent just 40% of S106 and CIL receipts
City Corporation has spent only £80.7m of the £206m it took in from developers
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HB Reavis granted permission for Elizabeth House redevelopment
HB Reavis has won planning permission for its 1.2m sq ft redevelopment scheme in Waterloo, London, paving the way for construction to begin next year.
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First stage of £1bn Havering housing plan gets go ahead
Plans for the first stage of a £1bn housing regeneration in east London have been green lit, but remain subject to the mayor of London’s approval.
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Queen’s Speech sets out raft of property related measures for new parliament
A raft of property-related bills and measures have been unveiled in today’s (14 October) Queen’s Speech but the outcome for many will be tied to what form of Brexit the UK undertakes, the British Property Federation (BPF) has warned.
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Will councils regret buying out of town?
Simon Creasey questions the wisdom of local authorities that splashed their cash on out-of-town retail parks and warehouses just as the sector was beginning to show signs of decline
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Markets
Next phase of Smithfield scheme under way in Stoke
Plans progress despite contractor setback. Robyn Wilson reports
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Gladman loses air quality appeal
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to refuse planning permission for 330 homes and a care facility in Kent due to the scheme’s impact on local air quality, in a move that could set a precedent for developers.
