All Planning & policy articles – Page 9
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DLUHC allocates £150m to create over 1,200 homes for rough sleepers
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced it will allocate £150m to support the development of 1,230 homes for rough sleepers.
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Countryside ‘extremely disappointed’ by deferral of Cheshire contaminated land vote
Countryside Partnerships said it was “extremely disappointed” after Cheshire East Council deferred a vote on granting the developer retrospective planning permission for 263 mostly occupied homes in Crewe due to fears of land contamination.
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LandTech’s Harry Quartermain on why measuring planning authorities is meaningless
The saying goes, ‘you can’t manage what you can’t measure’, and this is particularly apt when it comes to planning authorities’ performance.
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Forgotten but not gone: what’s not in the Autumn Statement
Every Budget or Autumn Statement is notable for the measures not announced as much as those presented at the despatch box.
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Wandsworth Council blocks Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club expansion plans
Wandsworth Council has unanimously rejected plans to nearly triple the size the Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club grounds following a comprehensive campaign against the scheme.
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Housing experts express frustration over absence of stamp duty in Autumn Statement
The housing industry has voiced disappointment that chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement failed to introduce any changes to stamp duty as he unveiled a number of measures affecting the sector.
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Chancellor announces £4.3bn small business rates support package
The chancellor’s Autumn Statement has unveiled a business rates support package worth £4.3bn over the next five years to help high streets and small businesses.
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Autumn Statement: Hunt ‘gives with one hand, takes with another’ with planning and business rates changes
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement provided a mixed bag for the property industry with the announcement of premium planning services and a freeze to the business rates multiplier among the measures likely to have the most significant impact.
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MPs to investigate impact of built environment and planning on children’s wellbeing
Senior MPs have launched an inquiry aimed at exploring the impact of the built environment on children and young people’s health and wellbeing.
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Tories are failing on the home front
If anything epitomises this government’s lack of commitment to housing, it is surely Lee Rowley’s appointment as the 16th housing minister in 13 years. In his case, it’s his second time in the job, because he was Liz Truss’s choice for the 49 days she was in No 10, so ...
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Government launches third investment zone in West Yorkshire
The government has launched England’s third investment zone, in West Yorkshire, in a bid to “unlock” £220m in investment.
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Landsec gets green light for £500m City office development
The City of London Corporation has approved Landsec’s £500m plans to redevelop 55 and 65 Old Broad Street.
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Gove’s decision to block M&S Oxford Street rebuild set for judicial review
The High Court has granted permission for M&S to apply for judicial review over Michael Gove’s decision to block the redevelopment of the high street giant’s Oxford Street store in London.
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Sadiq Khan rejects plans for Vegas-style MSG Sphere in Stratford
Plans for the MSG Sphere, a Las Vegas-style mega venue in Stratford, have been blocked by London mayor Sadiq Khan.
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London office development ‘roars back’ with record volume of new starts
The winter 2023 edition of Deloitte’s London Office Crane Survey has recorded its highest ever volume of new office starts since the study began in 2005, with 5.1m sq ft of construction starting across 43 schemes.
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Sadiq Khan calls for £470m brownfield development boost ahead of Autumn Statement
Ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged the government to provide a £470m brownfield development boost to help build 76,000 new homes across the capital.
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DLUHC confirms planning fees hike from next month
The government has confirmed that planning application fees will rise by 35% for major applications from 6 December.
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RICS launches key practice guidance for discounted cash flow valuations
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released new practice information for using the discounted cash flow (DCF) method as part of reform of the UK valuations system.
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Middlesbrough and Nottingham City latest councils set to sell stock to avoid bankruptcy
Middlesbrough and Nottingham City have become the latest councils planning to sell off properties in a bid to avoid effective bankruptcy.
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Illicit drug profits ‘flowing’ through City of London into UK property, senior MPs warn
A group of senior MPs have warned that illicit drug profits from Asia are flowing into UK property through the City of London.