Planning

Urgent reform is needed to fix broken planning system, NAO says

Half of councils are expected to miss housebuilding targets, according to the National Audit Office as it calls for urgent reform to the planning system.

1 year 3 months ago
Ten years on - older, but any wiser?

After ten years of the Planning Act, Barton Willmore's Tom Carpen considers the difference it’s made and what comes next.

1 year 5 months ago
Ten years of the Planning Act show increasing openness to DCO regime

Study launched to assess how effective the existing Development Consent Order (DCO) regime is for delivering large scale development.

1 year 6 months ago
Labour promises “root and branch rethink” of planning system

Labour launches a comprehensive review of the planning system aimed at giving communities a greater say.

1 year 8 months ago
Northern councils outgunning Greater London

Local authorities in the Northern Powerhouse region are delivering more planning decisions per capita than Greater London.

3 years 7 months ago
Roads cash injection launches Lincolnshire Lakes development

A new motorway junction funded via Highways England's Growth and Housing Fund will kickstart a major new garden city housing development in north Lincolnshire

3 years 10 months ago
UK national park to host major new mining development

Recent planning permissions given to the York Potash project are unique in their scale, complexity as well as their location within a national park, writes Jonathan Standen. The recent issuing of planning permission for a...

3 years 10 months ago
Developers beware: river flows predicted to double

Big changes are on the way for developers following publication of new guidance predicting river flows will double and sea levels will rise by over a metre, writes BWB Consulting service director Iqbal Rassool.

4 years 3 months ago
UK airports: regions held back by south east delays

Government's prevarication over airport capacity in the south east is hampering regional airport connectivity, according to MPs.

4 years 3 months ago
'England's Economic Heartland' latest to push for transport powers

An alliance of eight English local authorities with a combined economy equal to Wales is applying for statutory transport status in the latest twist in the devolution agenda

4 years 3 months ago