Planning

Chorley planning appeal stresses role of secondary demand data ...

24/Aug/2020

A planning application has been approved at appeal, taking wider demand data in to consideration beyond the local Right to Build register ...

Planning reform good news for custom and self build sector ...

06/Aug/2020

The government’s recently published Planning for the Future consultation paper sets out a vision for planning reform that improves the outlook for custom and self build. The National and Custom and ...

Tunbridge Wells draft local plan makes provision for 700 plots ...

02/Aug/2020

In its emerging Local Plan, Tunbridge Wells is recommending a percentage policy to meet demand for custom and self build plots ...

RTPI Plan The World We Need campaign sets out vision ...

28/Jul/2020

The RTPI's Plan the World We Need campaign identifies custom and self build as playing a part in the role of diversifying housing supply ...

Zoning could hold the solution to planning reform says Centre ...

14/Jul/2020

Think tank Centre for Cities as proposed a system of zoning as an essential planning reform to get more houses built, in the right places. ...

Build, Build, Build our way out of the crisis, says ...

02/Jul/2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a series of plans to aid the recovery of the nation through a comprehensive “new deal” package, including £5bn of funding for infrastructure projects. ...

Planning changes during the stay-at-home measures ...

31/Mar/2020

The latest updates on the situation around planning and planning offices during the Coronavirus pandemic ...

Custom Build Summit – Event Cancelled. ...

16/Mar/2020

Homebuilding & Renovating moved the date of the Custom Build Summit to July, sharing best practice that will help unlock this new opportunity ...

‘Planning for the Future’ reaffirms government commitment to self build ...

12/Mar/2020

Following the Spring Budget, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced the Government’s ambitions to reform planning in Britain with a short Planning for the Future paper, and promised a ...

Over 1 million homes delayed in housing backlog ...

02/Mar/2020

New evidence shows that over a million homes with planning permision are yet to be built out, says the Local Government Association ...