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What Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister could mean for planning
Johnson's record as London mayor and his pronouncements in his newspaper column indicate a favourable attitude towards the development sector and boosting housing supply. However, he has also voiced support for minimum space standards and build for rent and expressed concerns about industrial-to-residential permitted development rights.
Government announces 'built environment sector deal' to boost housing delivery
The government has launched negotiations with the property industry to agree a formal deal with the sector that aims to boost housing delivery and quality.
Rural and student housing advice included in new guidance on meeting needs for 'different groups'
Blanket planning policies restricting housing development in some types of rural settlement "will need to be supported by robust evidence", new planning guidance on the "housing needs of different groups" advises.
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High Court blocks council's bid to halt 70 new homes in Hampshire countryside
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New housing supply guidance outlines evidence required to define 'deliverable' sites
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Advice on planning for high densities and reallocating sites in new 'effective land use' guidance
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New green belt guidance includes advice on openness and 'compensatory improvements'
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New green belt and housing delivery guidance included in PPG updates
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Sheeran 'screens wildlife pond with hay bale wall'
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Brokenshire overrules inspector to refuse Hertfordshire energy from waste plant
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Brokenshire overrules inspector to refuse 327-home Chiswick scheme on heritage grounds
- Senior Planner Norfolk County Council Norfolk
- Development Planning Advisor (Environmental Impact Assessment) Natural Resources Wales Cardiff, South East Wales
- Planning Manager - Snowdonia National Park Snowdonia National Park Authority Penrhyndeudraeth
- Senior Community Infrastructure Levy Administration Officer Richmond and Wandsworth Councils Wandsworth and Richmond
- Principal Planner South Kesteven District Council Council Offices, St Peters Hill, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Latest Features & Analysis
CIL Watch: who's charging what?
Want to know whether your local authority has published Community Infrastructure Levy proposals? Our live table includes the latest details of councils' levy plans, including a breakdown of charges by development type.
Briefing: How to ensure key design principles are embedded in planning process
Planners will need to become familiarised with key design principles when assessing proposals, say David Birkbeck and Dr Stefan Kruczkowski.
Local Plan Watch: Fall in local plans sent for examination
The number of local plans submitted for examination fell dramatically in the second quarter of 2019, analysis by Planning has revealed.
Why planning authorities may struggle to implement government advisors' plans to beautify building
Interim recommendations by the government's design quality commission would place "beauty" at the heart of the planning system. Commentators expect the new Prime Minister to take forward the agenda, but suggest that under-resourced councils might struggle to push for higher design standards.
Latest Comment
Controversy is not new but passions now run higher, by Graeme Bell
Theresa May's valedictory comments to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg - "I underestimated people's entrenched positions" - are unlikely to be voiced by anyone who has had recent experience of planning.
The public needs to see that the standard method is free from political tinkering, by Richard Garlick
Plenty of planning authorities will be finding the figures generated by the government's standard method for assessing housing need uncomfortably large.
The rise of the tech giant developer, by Euan Mills
The partnership between the City of Toronto and Google's Sidewalk Labs is one of the most interesting examples of a technology company moving into property development. Two years ago, Sidewalk Labs won a proposal to develop just under five hectares of Toronto's eastern waterfront.
The perils of prioritising tourism, by Cliff Hague
Venice, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Edinburgh. These are places identified by the website CNN Travel as hotspots for "overtourism". Last year the Oxford English Dictionary made overtourism one of its words of the year. So what does it mean for planning, placemaking and urban conservation?
Legal Viewpoint: Assessing outdated policies in framework relevance test
Paragraph 11(d) of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) triggers a tilted balance in favour of sustainable development where there are no relevant development plan policies or where those policies "most important for determining the application are out of date".
Both candidates seem likely to be pro-development Prime Ministers, by Richard Garlick
Firm policy commitments from the two remaining Tory leadership candidates have been thin on the ground.
Latest CIL Watch
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Chiltern and South Bucks Councils - Joint CIL draft charging schedule published
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Stevenage - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Canterbury City Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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Arun Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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London Legacy Development Corporation - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
Policy News & Updates
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By deeds and their results: How we will strengthen our communities and nation
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Planning Policy Guidance - Natural Environment section updated
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Government fleshes out net gain measures in revised natural environment planning guidance
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Government pledges new planning guidance to end 'poor doors' and greater community say
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Parliament approves government's CIL and section 106 changes