Lots of discussion this morning about whether relaxing planning laws will help kick start construction. My feeling is that they'll help a little but not necessarily a lot
The government published its draft National Planning Policy Framework on Monday. As with the announc...
I was pretty critical of Nick Clegg's recent announcement on allowing parents to use their pension p...
The localism bill has confirmed more power to local people to overrule planning decisions
A group of leading businessmen have written to the Times supporting government reforms to the planni...
So, reports suggest that the government is going to come back and have another go at planning rule r...
Local planning authorities approve between 82 and 87% of planning applications. Does this tell us an...
I wrote recently about unresolved conflicts in the government's approach to planning, economic growt...
The coalition government has announced that it is scrapping new proposals that would have further ti...
It's reported that Ed Milliband is to call for penalties for developers that 'hoard land'. I do hope...
I see that DCLG has announced the four groups that will provide free advice to communities in drawin...
In all the debate around the government's planning reforms, we are in danger of losing sight of the ...
Recent reports of shortages of housing supply in the UK may raise concerns about rising rents and ho...
More on the planning debate. A group of academics, planners and community organisers writing in the ...
Earlier this week the BBC reported on findings from a Halifax poll suggesting that first time buyers...
I seem to have spent the week so far talking and thinking about planning and development
The government published its draft National Planning Policy Framework on Monday. As with the announc...
I was pretty critical of Nick Clegg's recent announcement on allowing parents to use their pension p...
The localism bill has confirmed more power to local people to overrule planning decisions
A group of leading businessmen have written to the Times supporting government reforms to the planni...
So, reports suggest that the government is going to come back and have another go at planning rule r...
Local planning authorities approve between 82 and 87% of planning applications. Does this tell us an...
I wrote recently about unresolved conflicts in the government's approach to planning, economic growt...
The coalition government has announced that it is scrapping new proposals that would have further ti...
It's reported that Ed Milliband is to call for penalties for developers that 'hoard land'. I do hope...
I see that DCLG has announced the four groups that will provide free advice to communities in drawin...
In all the debate around the government's planning reforms, we are in danger of losing sight of the ...
Recent reports of shortages of housing supply in the UK may raise concerns about rising rents and ho...
More on the planning debate. A group of academics, planners and community organisers writing in the ...
Earlier this week the BBC reported on findings from a Halifax poll suggesting that first time buyers...
I seem to have spent the week so far talking and thinking about planning and development
The government published its draft National Planning Policy Framework on Monday. As with the announc...
I was pretty critical of Nick Clegg's recent announcement on allowing parents to use their pension p...
The localism bill has confirmed more power to local people to overrule planning decisions