All Planning & policy articles – Page 37
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NewsDLUHC unveils £1.4bn North East devolution deal
A devolution deal for the North East, including a £1.4bn investment package over 30 years, has been presented by the government.
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NewsADG’s plans for Peterlee retail centre submitted
Yorkshire developer Almscliffe Dhesi Group (ADG) has submitted plans to Durham County Council for a 13,027 sq ft retail centre on the outskirts of Peterlee, County Durham.
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NewsDLUHC launches NPPF consultation with focus on local plans
Incentives for more local authorities to adopt new-style local plans and the introduction of National Development Management Policies, to provide consistency for small and medium housebuilders, are among the proposals in the government’s long-awaited consultation to update the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published yesterday.
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NewsFlagship Homes 'monitoring development programme'
Housebuilder and manager Flagship Homes said it is “monitoring its development programme closely” as the number of new units it completed in the six months to 30 September fell to 259 from 302 in the same period in 2021.
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NewsBRiCS’ 77-home community in Hampshire greenlighted
Builder BRiCS Development, backed by investor Omni Partners, has secured unanimous approval for a 77-home community in Hampshire with a £36m GDV.
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NewsBrownfield land for a million homes lying dormant, says CPRE
Countryside charity CPRE has identified brownfield sites that it says could support the development of over 1.2 million homes.
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OnlineGRIF blames ‘challenges’ around Building Safety Act for delay in annual results
Ground Rents Income Fund (GRIF) has told investors its annual result will be delayed due to ‘challenges’ around the Building Safety Act.
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OnlineChelsea’s £50m bid for land reignites Stamford Bridge redevelopment plans
Chelsea Football Club’s stadium redevelopment plans have been reignited after the club submitted a £50m offer to buy a parcel of land next to Stamford Bridge.
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OnlinePortman Estate’s 450-home Beaconsfield scheme refused at appeal
A planning inspector has dismissed Portman Estate’s appeal against a council’s refusal of plans for a 450-home development in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
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OnlineGovernment’s £158bn property estate plans branded ‘out of date’ and ‘lacking ambition’
The government’s plans to manage its £158bn UK-wide property portfolio have been slammed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as out of date and “plagued” by ageing IT and a lack of ambition.
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NewsHam Close 452-home plan greenlighted
Housebuilder The Hill Group and London housing provider Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP) have gained approval to build 452 homes in Ham, south-west London, replacing 1960s blocks of flats.
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Online95% mortgage scheme set to launch in new year
A scheme designed to make 95% mortgages more readily available to people buying new homes will be launched in the new year, with the support of more than 50 housebuilders.
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NewsGreen light for General Projects’ office refurb in west London
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has approved proposals from General Projects to convert an empty 1930s building in west London into a 120,000 sq ft office hub.
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NewsWarehousing and livestock land are investment opportunities, says Savills
Next year could offer an investment “opportunity of a generation”, but only in selected property sectors as the long post-global financial crash cycle has come to an end, according to Savills.
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NewsLondon Mayor appoints new OPDC board and planning committee members
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has appointed one new board member and two new planning committee members to the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).
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NewsDevelopers celebrate greenlight for consultation on brownfield sites
Developers are claiming success in a campaign to build at least 110,000 new homes on small brownfield sites in England’s cities after the government agreed to consult on the issue.
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NewsGovernment scolded for ‘alarming’ scorecard report on progress to net zero
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has criticised the government for an alarming lack of progress in decarbonising the built environment in the past year after a damning scorecard assessment of its new policies.
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NewsGreenlight for Canning Town masterplan phase 4
Developer Linkcity, part of French industrial giant Bouygues Group, has received approval for Phase 4 of its masterplan for the Hallsville Quarter scheme in Canning Town in east London.
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NewsBusiness rates need reform not ‘sticking plasters’, say MPs
Cross-party MPs criticise government’s handling of business rates at Backbench Business Committee debate
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NewsNHF to create social housing action plan
Federation aims to improve quality of housing as review raises serious issues
