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New home approvals down… and now MPs challenge Government’s planning reforms

22 December 2011 | David Marsden

New figures published by the House Builders Federation’s (HBF) reveal that there were only 32,928 approvals for new homes in Britain in the third quarter of 2011 - a 10 per cent fall on the same period...

Tags on this discussion: Communities and Local Government Committee HBF House Builders Federation housebuilders NAPF National Planning Policy Framework new homes Planning sustainable development

The Localism Bill has received Royal Assent

16 November 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

The Localism Bill, which the Government has called “the biggest transfer of power in a generation, releasing councils and communities from the grip of central government”, received Royal Assent late...

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Localism Bill set to receive Royal Assent

14 November 2011 | David Marsden

The Localism Bill is set to receive Royal Assent very shortly after the House of Commons accepted all the amendments made to it by the House of Lords. The Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in...

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Compensation changes to compulsory purchase orders

31 October 2011 | Madeleine Wakeley

A group of compulsory purchase experts are campaigning for the government to change the way councils work how compensation is calculated when compulsory purchase orders (CPO) are exercised. The Compulsory...

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The negative effect of Enterprise zones

12 October 2011 | Madeleine Wakeley

Enterprise zones were first introduced under Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s and since then has been subject to much criticism. Data from the Work Foundation shows that during the period 1981...

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Ding, ding! Round 6: Eric Pickles rejects Cala Homes’ planning application

5 October 2011 | David Marsden

In the latest round of the long-running legal dispute between housebuilder Cala Homes (South) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (full details are here and here), Secretary of State...

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Are we heading for a housing crisis?

30 August 2011 | Marilyn Saunders

Well according to a number of property organisations and commentators, we could be. The National Housing Federation (NHF) has warned that over the next ten years, home ownership in the UK will fall...

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Access works did not constitute lawful implementation of a planning permission

22 August 2011 | David Marsden

In the recent case Greyfort Properties v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by a developer to use a planning permission granted 37 years...

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Stevenage Borough Council takes planning permission dispute to the High Court

11 August 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

It has been reported that Stevenage Borough Council will try to persuade the High Court to overturn a planning inspector's rejection of its plans to build more houses in the area. Stevenage Borough...

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Government unveils new ‘guarantee’ to reduce planning bureaucracy

9 August 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

As part of its ongoing programme to simplify the planning system, the Government has unveiled proposals for the creation of a planning ‘guarantee' which would ensure that no application for planning...

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Latest news and views tagged Planning

New home approvals down… and now MPs challenge Government’s planning reforms

The Localism Bill has received Royal Assent

Localism Bill set to receive Royal Assent

Compensation changes to compulsory purchase orders

The negative effect of Enterprise zones

Ding, ding! Round 6: Eric Pickles rejects Cala Homes’ planning application

Are we heading for a housing crisis?

Access works did not constitute lawful implementation of a planning permission

Stevenage Borough Council takes planning permission dispute to the High Court

Government unveils new ‘guarantee’ to reduce planning bureaucracy

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