PLANNING
Attempt to thwart Government 'power grab' defeated
By Martin Ford | 01 May 2025
MPs have accused the Government of a ‘power grab’ enabling ministers to change planning rules.
POLITICS
Call for greater clarity on new towns
By Joe Lepper | 29 April 2025
Ministers need to be clearer about the Government’s new towns agenda, peers have heard.
LEGAL
Council takes legal advice over listed building blaze
By Martin Ford | 29 April 2025
Wiltshire Council is taking legal advice over a fire at a listed building at the centre of a plan...
PLANNING
Planning change labelled 'catastrophic'
By Martin Ford | 25 April 2025
Ministers have been told proposals aimed at speeding up planning approval for infrastructure proj...
PLANNING
Call for caution over land value capture reform
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2025
Experts have urged against wholesale reform of developer contributions despite the flaws within t...
HOUSING
Communities will judge us on the number of homes built
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 23 April 2025
If councils are given teeth to prevent land-banking and slow build-out rates they can help ensure...
PLANNING
Local government upheaval could hit new town development
By Martin Ford | 22 April 2025
Peers have heard of concerns over the impact of local government reorganisation and devolution on...
PLANNING
Councils click into the future of planning
22 April 2025
Planning in 2025 is no longer business as usual. The pace is faster, the demands are higher, and ...
HOUSING
Stepping up to the housing challenge
By Martin Ford | 15 April 2025
With the Government intent on ramping up housebuilding figures, the delivery of accompanying infr...
PLANNING
Minister blocks Oldham exit from development plan
By Martin Ford | 09 April 2025
Oldham MBC’s attempt to exit an agreement that could see the development of 11,500 new homes has ...
HOMELESSNESS
Picking up the pieces of a financial death loop
By Heather Jameson | 03 April 2025
Heather Jameson says: 'Amid a well-rehearsed list of increasing crises facing local authorities, ...
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