Local government

Help ProtaHOMES map custom build sites across the UK ...

31/May/2023

ProtaHOMES has created a map of custom build sites across the UK, and wants anyone working on a site to help grow the tool ...

Community land trusts have potential for 278,000 new homes, finds ...

30/Mar/2023

A state of the sector report on Community Land Trusts finds there is a potential for 278,000 new, additional homes ...

£60 million Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 opened ...

19/Jan/2023

The Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 (Round 2) for 2023 is now open for bids from councils, with £60 million available  to revive brownfield sites in council ownership to make ...

National Planning Policy Framework consultation launched ...

03/Jan/2023

The National Planning Policy Framework prospectus has been launched – your chance to have your say on the emerging policy ...

South Gloucestershire Council’s percentage policy sees first six self build ...

24/Nov/2022

South Gloucestershire Council’s percentage policy sees first six self build plots come to market as part of a larger Barratt site ...

New planning appeal service rolled out in BETA phase ...

12/Nov/2022

A new planning appeal service is being rolled out in its BETA phase, part of the wider ambition to digitise planning ...

Unfair financial tests on registers called out by NaCSBA ...

02/Nov/2022

NaCSBA has published a letter calling out unfair financial tests that limit people from joining their local self build register ...

NaCSBA acts against unfair self build register financial tests ...

31/Oct/2022

NaCSBA acts against unfair financial tests that some councils are using to prevent people from signing their local self build register ...

No more “Grand Designs” in Solihull following shameful council action ...

08/Oct/2022

It looks like there will be no more “Grand Designs” in Solihull following shameful council action against better and cheaper homes ...

Lee Rowley latest in long list of Conservative Housing Ministers ...

03/Oct/2022

Lee Rowley is the latest in a long list of Conservative Housing Ministers, but what are his views on housing? ...