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Queen's Speech promises first National Infrastructure Strategy this autumn
A promise to publish the first National Infrastructure Strategy later this autumn, a bill to allow the High Speed Two (HS2) line between the West Midlands and Crewe and a white paper on further English devolution featured in today's Queen's Speech.
CPRE study finds just 15 per cent of greenfield homes in green belt affordable
Just 15 per cent of homes built on greenfield land in the green belt, or on land recently deallocated from the green belt, were affordable between 2015/16 and 2018/19, according to new research by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
Government announces loan scheme to help housebuilders pay for schools 'up front'
The government is to trial a scheme offering loans to developers to help them pay "up front" for new schools required to support housing growth, claiming that, along with providing new education facilities, the move will help "boost the viability of new housing estates".
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Jenrick makes last-minute intervention to halt Oxfordshire council from scrapping local plan
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Planners and architects have 'scarred' towns, planning minister says
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McVey asks council to 'prioritise' brownfield development due to plan's green belt release
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Ten things we learned from the Conservative Party conference
Latest Politics In Depth
Five things we learned from the Labour conference
The Labour party held its annual conference in Brighton this week. Here are five things that we learned from the event.
What a government-backed review of national parks and AONBs could mean for planning
A government-commissioned review seeks to beef up planning powers for areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs), which some commentators fear could have resource implications for local authorities, and to strengthen the economic purpose of national parks.
No-deal Brexit impact planning: What to prepare for
Prime minister Boris Johnson is committed to leaving the EU on 31 October. How would a no-deal Brexit impact planning?
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The policy and legislation changes in the pipeline this autumn
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The issues on which the government planning review is set to focus
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What the new housing ministerial team has in store for planning
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What Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister could mean for planning
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Why planning authorities may struggle to implement government advisors' plans to beautify building
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Why the forecast rise in councils' revenue development spending will not benefit core planning services
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Politics Comment
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.
EU and UK need a radical reinvention of regional policy and planning, by Cliff Hague
Brexit has dominated the UK news agenda, but scant attention has been paid to its impact on the EU, and the EU's capacity to address the kind of regional disparities that decided the 2016 referendum.
Permitted development rights won't save the high street, by Joey Gardiner
The government's consultation on allowing shops, restaurants and other high street uses to change to offices without planning permission raises concerns, says Joey Gardiner.
