All Planning & policy articles – Page 23
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Professional
Questions remain over who should foot remediation bill
Despite a political push to make developers pay, liability for cladding repair costs remains unclear in many cases.
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Insight
Soho Estates' Steve Norris on the housing political battleground
I make no apology for returning to the residential market this week because what both major political parties are saying is now significantly different.
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News
As short-term lets become more commonplace, the law must adapt
In an increasingly tight rental market – partly driven by the government’s reduction of tax deductions for landlords and even more by the threatened abolition of what are pejoratively referred to as ‘no-fault evictions’ but are simply the right to possession at the end of a tenancy – short-term lettings ...
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News
Kadans acquires Windrush Innovation Centre in Oxford
Kadans Science Partner is set to continue its expansion into Oxford with the acquisition of the Windrush Innovation Centre from Tozi Limited.
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News
Parliament at ‘real risk’ of collapse as multi-billion-pound restoration stalls
A lack of “proper conservation” of the Palace of Westminster has resulted in a “real and rising risk” that it “will be destroyed by a catastrophic incident” before delayed multi-billion-pound plans to restore it are carried out, a number of experts have warned.
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Insight
Harworth Group’s Lynda Shillaw on counting the cost of local plan delays
Wrexham is riding on a wave of celebration, having won promotion to the English Football League, but it may have also relegated economic development and housing delivery to the non-league after councillors voted by a slim majority not to adopt their own Local Development Plan (LDP).
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News
Cross-party calls for investigation into Teesside regeneration corruption claims
Cross-party calls have been made for an independent investigation into claims of “industrial-scale corruption” at the government’s flagship regeneration project in Teesside.
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Online
Inland Homes secures planning for Hounslow development
Inland Homes has gained planning consent for its mixed-use development comprising 1,525 homes and 30,000 sq ft of commercial space at Cavalry Barracks in West Hounslow, London.
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Online
Godwin submits planning for mixed-use Wisbech scheme
Godwin Developments has submitted an outline planning application for a range of commercial uses for its 9.5-acre site in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
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Insight
Countryside Partnerships’ Verity MacMahon on why planning needs to keep up pace
The government’s latest proposals to reform the planning system are sparking controversy for a sector that has been turbulent for many years. Yet, despite the noise surrounding the need for reform, very little has really changed for decades.
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News
PLP granted planning consent for 1 million sq ft logistics building
PLP, the specialist logistics developer, manager and owner, has been granted detailed planning consent at PLP Milton Keynes for a single cross-dock unit of approximately 1m sq ft.
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Insight
Residents have rights too, Mr Norris
Steve Norris is surely writing tongue in cheek in his recent comment piece .
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News
Gove on warpath over slow planning
Planning experts have argued that 10 local authorities deemed to be underperfoming and at risk of having their planning powers taken away are “underfunded” and will struggle to meet improvement deadlines set by housing secretary Michael Gove.
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Insight
Government must get to grips with housing crisis
The housing crisis lurches from tragedy to farce and no one is making any more land, leaving millions of renters lightyears away from owning their own residence.
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News
Starmer: let councils rule on green-belt use
Labour leader confirms leaked manifesto aim to boost local planning powers
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News
IPUT gets green light for 64-acre logistics park
Irish property group IPUT Real Estate has secured planning permission for 795,000 sq ft of logistics space close to Dublin Airport.
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News
Renters’ Reform Bill may introduce new risks for tenants
Residential industry experts have warned that the Renters’ Reform Bill published today could result in private landlords selling their properties and may make it more difficult for low-income renters to secure tenancies.
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Professional
Later living needs local planning
We often read about the problems experienced by first-time buyers, but the problems at the other end of the age spectrum are just as acute. As a consequence of the recently proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), it seems inevitable that our current shortcomings are on a ...
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Professional
Tackling complexities of density
From a planning perspective, density is a complex matter. There are several planning considerations to take into account – not all of them consistent. One consideration is the need for councils to demonstrate that they can help bring forward enough housing for their area.
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News
Modular housing still set fair despite L&G factory closure
While firm pulls the plug on its modular factory, others in the sector are attracting interest from investors