All Planning & policy articles – Page 22
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Major planning applications must consult Active Travel England
Developers submitting planning applications for schemes exceeding either 150 homes,12 acres of land or 18,700 sq ft must now first consult a government executive agency about non-vehicular connectivity to schools and other amenities before getting approval.
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RICS continues to fight ‘unnecessary’ government investigation
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has repeated its calls to maintain the institution’s independence from political interests after a clause in the Levelling Up Bill that would allow government intervention into RICS was branded “unnecessary” by peers in the House of Lords.
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Kensington and Chelsea council ‘bucks current trends’ with major real estate investment
Kensington and Chelsea council’s pension fund is investing £1.6bn in commercial property with circa £150m spent to date, including the purchases of a Morrisons supermarket in Hampshire, an Audi car showroom in Milton Keynes, and a Travelodge hotel in York.
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Hope versus housing
Labour’s attempts to portray itself as the party to get Britain building have begun in earnest, with a couple of policies floated so far that appear surprisingly bold and more than a little divisive.
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Labour’s CPO plan panned
Proposals to scrap ‘hope value’ within the compulsory purchase order (CPO) process is likely to lead to protracted legal challenges and increase the risk of regeneration schemes being delayed or not progressing, according to industry observers.
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Woking council forced into special measures
Two major regeneration schemes help borough council amass £1.9m debt pile.
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Planning system is not underfunded
I write in response to comments by Ian Fletcher, director of planning at the British Property Federation (BPF), that “England’s planning system has been underfunded and under-resourced for at least a decade” and government needs to increase fees to “bolster planning teams”.
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RIF vehicle could help stimulate economic growth
Your piece ‘Planned RIF vehicle promises to boost property investment’ referred to my lead role campaigning for the Reserved Investor Fund (RIF) in the context of a welcomed HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs consultation on the RIF.
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Renters bill brings changes to residential lettings market
Renters Reform Bill sparks fresh debate over how the balance between landlord and tenant should be struck
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Industry cheers Hunt’s life sciences ‘war chest’
Experts say £650m government package will help companies in the sector grow
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Levelling up ‘will fail’ without long-term funding, warn MPs
Levelling-up policy is suffering from a lack of oversight, long-term strategy and sufficient funding and “risks failure” without a significant shift in approach, a group of influential MPs has warned.
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Sovereign Centros wins outline approval to revamp Glasgow’s St Enoch centre
Property developer and asset manager Sovereign Centros has secured outline planning approval to redevelop The St Enoch Centre in Glasgow as a mixed-use scheme including offices, cultural space, a hotel and housing.
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Labour’s cut-price land sale plans divide industry
The Labour Party’s plans to force landowners to sell plots at lower prices to local authorities have divided industry experts.
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Promoted Luton Town FC vows to submit new stadium plans before August
Premier League-bound Luton Town FC has pledged to submit detailed plans for a new 23,500-seater stadium, 1,200 new homes and leisure, food and beverage and retail features, before the start of the new season.
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Chancellor unveils £650m ‘war chest’ for life sciences sector
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a £650m “war chest” alongside a promise to fire up the UK’s life sciences sector by shaking up planning rules and encouraging investment.
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Failed real estate investments leave Woking facing £1.9bn debt as government steps in
The government has stepped in to oversee Woking Borough Council (WBC) with the authority facing £1.9bn debt following a series of failed real estate investments.
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Camden Council on the hunt for development partner for £500m scheme
The London Borough of Camden has launched its search for a development partner on a mixed-use scheme with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of £500m.
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Gove orders probe into ‘industrial-scale corruption’ at Teesside regeneration
Michael Gove has agreed to an independent investigation into the government’s flagship regeneration project in Teesside after claims of “industrial-scale corruption”.
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Government support needed to boost BTR delivery
Editor: Four years since then prime minister Theresa May first promised “a better deal for renters” ahead of 2019’s general election, three PMs and a global pandemic later, the government introduced the long-anticipated Renters’ Reform Bill last week.
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Labour Party manifesto gives some hope to property sector
Draft manifesto shows party is focused on housing, planning and the green belt ahead of general election