All planning articles
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CommentLand banking by housebuilders: the baseless conspiracy theory that refuses to go away
Despite numerous reviews finding no evidence of housebuilders deliberately withholding land from the market, we are again having to talk about 鈥榰nbuilt鈥� homes, writes Paul Smith
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have聽
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CommentPlanning reform and housing delivery in the year ahead 鈥� a lot to do but the signs are promising
Paul Smith describes the current planning reform landscape and finds positivity in the government鈥檚 general direction of travel
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CommentBacking the builders over the blockers signals real intent from the government
Labour鈥檚 development聽ambitions are bold and challenging. Industry must work with the government to create a positive cycle of growth, says聽Viral Desai聽at AtkinsR茅alis
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NewsGrey belt policy 鈥榰nlikely to have significant impact鈥� on housebuilding, Lords committee finds
Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been 鈥渞ushed and incoherent鈥�
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FeaturesThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government鈥檚 planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can聽give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government鈥檚 ambitious housebuilding target?
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NewsNew plans in for 17-storey tower over Southwark underground station
AHMM and TfL developer previously had plans approved in 2022
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Features鈥楩rankly, what鈥檚 the alternative?鈥� Turley鈥檚 Stephen Bell applauds the government鈥檚 planning vision
The chief executive of one of the UK鈥檚 largest planning consultants speaks to Tom Lowe about the implications of Labour鈥檚 final revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and what needs to be done to achieve 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament
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NewsGrey belt housing delivery will be 鈥榤eaningful but not significant鈥�, says minister
Pennycook tells Lords committee percentage of green belt to be released to be less than 10%聽
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CommentThe new NPPF: the time for waiting is over
There is much to like in the updated planning guidance but ministers should demand that new housing targets are delivered sooner rather than later, writes Paul Smith
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NewsRayner to set out 鈥榙evolution by default鈥� plan to give mayors more powers over development
MHCLG white paper to propose local government shake-up and more strategic powers for mayors on housing and transport projects
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NewsMinisters to be given final say on approving onshore wind schemes under new decarbonisation plan
Proposals also include new power for Ofgem to prioritise projects waiting for a grid connection
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FeaturesUpdated National Planning Policy Framework explained
The government鈥檚 proposed changes to national planning policy saw just a few tweaks from the draft set out in the summer. Daniel Gayne looks at what has stayed and what has been changed
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NewsNPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target
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News鈥婻ayner announces plan to bypass local committees to stop developments 鈥榞etting stuck in the system鈥�
Housing secretary pledges to remove 鈥榮ubjectiveness鈥� and allow applications to be approved if they follow local plan and NPPF
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NewsScheme to turn 1980s Southwark office block into student homes gets planning green light
Job also includes building new community kitchen
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NewsRayner puts plans for 43-storey City tower on ice
Stiff & Trevillion鈥檚 Bury House scheme has amassed more than 1,300 objections due to impact on neighbouring grade I-listed Bevis Marks Synagogue
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NewsPLP鈥檚 Brixton mixed-use scheme gets green light
Project will include homes and workspace for local firms
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NewsPlanning granted for major life sciences cluster in Whitechapel
East End scheme has been masterplanned by Allies and Morrison
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NewsArchitects win planning for Oxford healthcare research centre
Scheme to link two existing buildings with glazed atrium