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New statistics have revealed that planning permissions granted to developers for new homes in England dropped significantly in the second half of 2010.
The New Housing Pipeline quarterly report, which...
Planning Inspectorate issues new Regional Strategies statement
Another week, another development in the ongoing Regional Strategies saga.
In November, I wrote that, following a judicial review launched by Cala Homes (South) Ltd, the High Court had ruled that the...
Government suffers another setback over the scrapping of the Regional Strategies
The Government has suffered a further setback after the High Court ruled that, until further notice, local planning authorities should not take into account the Government’s intention to abolish the...
High Court rules that the Government acted unlawfully in revoking the Regional Strategies
The High Court has ruled today (10 November) that the Communities and Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, acted unlawfully when he unilaterally revoked the Regional Strategies in England.
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Housebuilder launches legal challenge to Government’s abolition of the Regional Strategies
Last month, I wrote that the abolition of the Regional Strategies in May and the general uncertainty over the Government’s planning policy had left housebuilders ‘in limbo’, with a number of development...
Villagers could be given new powers over local house building
The Government has outlined plans to give local rural communities the power to build homes, or set aside plots for people to build their own homes, without seeking council planning permission.
The...