Planning
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Put placemaking at heart of planning policy, say MPs
Parliamentarians call for placemaking to be at the heart of the National Planning Policy Framework. -
Housing minister promises planning system shake-up
A big shake-up of the planning system in England is on the cards to support essential developments. -
Planning certainty crucial for post-Covid infrastructure delivery
Certainty in planning is the most important part of the Development Consent Order process, says new research. -
Urgent reform is needed to fix broken planning system, NAO says
Half of councils are expected to miss housebuilding targets, according to the National Audit Office as it calls for urgent reform to the planning system. -
Ten years on - older, but any wiser?
After ten years of the Planning Act, Barton Willmore's Tom Carpen considers the difference it’s made and what comes next. -
Ten years of the Planning Act show increasing openness to DCO regime
Study launched to assess how effective the existing Development Consent Order (DCO) regime is for delivering large scale development. -
Labour promises “root and branch rethink” of planning system
Labour launches a comprehensive review of the planning system aimed at giving communities a greater say. -
Northern councils outgunning Greater London
Local authorities in the Northern Powerhouse region are delivering more planning decisions per capita than Greater London. -
Roads cash injection launches Lincolnshire Lakes development
A new motorway junction funded via Highways England's Growth and Housing Fund will kickstart a major new garden city housing development in north Lincolnshire -
UK national park to host major new mining development
Recent planning permissions given to the York Potash project are unique in their scale, complexity as well as their location within a national park, writes Jonathan Standen. The recent issuing of planning permission for a...