All Planning & policy articles – Page 4
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Labour considers ditching £28bn green investment policy
The party is reportedly considering dumping the flagship policy.
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Sunak preparing to axe heat pump targets in latest climate U-turn
Prime minister is set for another roll-back on the government’s green targets.
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Gove finally approves redevelopment of ITV South Bank studios
Housing secretary has given green light to controversial South Bank project after putting off decision three times.
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West End businesses welcome review of axed VAT-free shopping for tourists
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has called for a review of the policy.
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Warehousing industry calls on government to back rooftop solar
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero representative met industry leaders.
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BoE’s interest rate freeze dubbed ‘missed opportunity’ to boost housing market
Property experts say decision to keep base rate at 5.25% is missed opportunity to revive the economy.
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Amendments to consented plans
Experts assess the impact of a High Court ruling concerning ‘slot-in’ applications to outline planing permissions.
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BPF manifesto aims to keep real estate at the top of political agenda
Document urges political support to boost growth of the industry and wider economy.
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Industry warns against council asset sale plans
Government consultation suggests cutting red tape to allow councils to use property sale proceeds to fund budget gaps.
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Labour reveals plan for £10bn UK life sciences investment drive
The party outlines plan to “turbocharge” the UK’s life science sector.
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Inquiry clears Teesworks scheme of corruption despite ‘lack of transparency’
No evidence of illegality found at government-backed regeneration scheme.
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Gove approves Buckinghamshire prison plan
The Ministry of Justice’s plans for a 721,182 sq category-C prison are set to go ahead.
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BPF calls for ‘radical reset’ with election manifesto
Growth, homes, town centres and the green economy are the focus of a plan for partnership between industry and government.
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Turley’s Fola Kalesanwo and Alex Fuller on diversity and home design
London now has a majority ethnic minority population, according to 2021 Office of National Statics’ Census data. This highlights an increasing need for London’s built environment practitioners to assess how their work can best meet the diverse needs of Londoners.
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House of Lords publishes findings of inquiry into MMC firm collapses
Lords report concluded modern methods still have an ‘important place’ in housebuilding.
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Why Gove’s proposed ground rent plan is nuts
The phrase ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ doesn’t quite measure up when it comes to the overblown solutions that housing secretary Michael Gove is weighing up to fix problems with residential ground rent.
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Timber framed for a construction push under new net zero strategy
The government’s plan to boost UK timber construction as part of its net zero strategy faces many obstacles.
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Property sector says Gove’s plan to cap ground rent will not work
Experts say the options proposed would interfere with legitimate property contracts.
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Will the Budget bring clarity on stamp duty reliefs?
Editor: Speculation is already rife about the possibility of tax cuts in the Spring Budget. So far, income tax and inheritance tax have been the focus, but from a property perspective, possible reductions in the headline stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rates remain a popular theme.
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‘Bizarre Building Safety Levy will worsen housing crisis’, BPF warns
BPF brands inclusion of BTR, PBSA and senior housing ’bizarre’ as second consultation on levy opens.