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Ministers promise to revamp and expand Housing Infrastructure Fund
Ministers have revealed that the government is pressing ahead with a revamp and expansion of its Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) and promised that the upcoming Planning White Paper will look at revising the compulsory purchase process.
Raynsford warns that PD rights 'corroding' planners' morale in new report
Former housing minister Nick Raynsford has warned that residential permitted development (PD) rights have 'corroded' the morale of planners while English planning "remains in crisis" in an update to his wide-ranging review of the effectiveness of the system.
Government announces £8 million in garden town and neighbourhood planning cash
The government has announced funding of £6 million to assist with design work and the preparation of environmental assessments for 21 garden towns and villages, alongside £1.9 million to help communities prepare neighbourhood plans.
Latest Politics In Depth
Seven key tasks in the new government's in-tray
Some key areas of unfinished business face the new Conservative government. Below, we outline seven of the most significant tasks.
What the new Tory government has in store for planning
Following the promised planning changes in the Tory manifesto, some observers believe we can expect a "radical" programme of further deregulation and simplification of the system, though such a move is likely to face fierce opposition in certain quarters.
Does the Conservative manifesto indicate lower housebuilding ambitions?
The Conservative Party's new general election manifesto includes lower short-term housebuilding targets than its 2017 predecessor. Some commentators wonder whether the party is downscaling its housing delivery ambitions.
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Need to know: What demand for co-location of industrial and housing uses means for planning
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The planning promises expected in the general election manifestos
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How the general election is likely to affect councils and developers
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How the general election impacts the government's policy and legislation agenda
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Why the housing minister told a council whose plan has just been found sound to focus on brownfield development
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Ten things we learned from the Conservative Party conference
- Senior Planning Consultant DPA Architects Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
- Principal Regeneration Officer Bridgend County Borough Council Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)
- Principal Planning Officer South Kesteven District Council Grantham, Lincolnshire
- Planner Barratt Developments Northamptonshire
- Senior Transport Planner (Planning Policy) Royal Borough of Kingston Kingston Upon Thames (City/Town), London (Greater)
Politics Comment
The system needs proactive changes, not a structural overhaul, by Catriona Riddell
By the time you read this, we will have a new government. We need stability to get on with the job of making good places, and a wholesale review of the system is the last thing that is required. But there are things that government can do to deliver better outcomes.
Hard to gauge the impact of any eventual Brexit on planning and development, by Cliff Hague
With the election in full swing, it remains difficult to know just what form Brexit might take - if indeed it happens. It is even harder to guess what impacts it might have on planning and development.
Johnson's spell as mayor suggests focus on deregulation might be limited, by John Geoghegan
With Parliament in recess and the High Court closed, August is typically a month when planning policy and legal activity grinds to a halt. But this year, there's plenty for Planning readers to catch up on during their summer holidays.
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.
