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Housing continues to climb the political agenda, as does UKIP. One of UKIP's weapons is local planning issues.

Proactive planning has a critical part to play in improving the quality of England's public realm, says the architect and planner asked by the government to review built environment policy.

From this month, business-led Local Enterprise Partnerships will be given funding to draw up sub-regional growth plans. How will these fit into the planning system, asks John Geoghegan.

Hearing the May local election results, Sherlock Holmes would immediately have ordered a cab.

The Growth and Infrastructure Act, given royal assent last week, weakens local planning authority power in several ways.