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Labour peer hopes to get Britain building
Lord Adonis has been tasked with ensuring Britain’s construction sector grows and will head up a new commission designed to meet that aim. Planning...
MPs say the government must offer more transparency over land sales
A committee of MPs has called for the government to tell taxpayers if it has secured value for money under its programme to sell...
Planning and Building Control Today Northern Ireland – Issue 5
Welcome to the September edition of Planning and Building Control Today – Northern Ireland.
There is widespread feeling that the UK’s housing shortage can only be properly addressed with...
Planning and Building Control Today Scotland – Issue 5
Welcome to the September edition of Planning and Building Control Today – Scotland.
In this edition, we take a look at the housing crisis affecting...
Bellway will continue to develop in Scotland
Housebuilder Bellway is planning to build on the success it has had in Scotland by acquiring more land over the next 12 months…
More than...
Construction training should be put in the hands of local authorities
Local authorities should take control of construction training in a bid to tackle the skills shortage within the industry…
The growing issue of skills shortages...
£26m starter home boost to first-time buyers
Communities Secretary launches £26 million fund for housebuilders to demonstrate the range of high quality homes for first-time buyers...
Greg Clark has announced the government...
The green belt dilemna
Amanda Beresford, Head of Planning at corporate law firm Shulmans, asks whether the government’s house building plans will result in development in the green...
Planning and Building Control Today now live!
The raft of planning reforms announced in the Treasury’s Productivity Plan are meant to be a boon to housing supply and include a commitment...
Affordable, energy efficient homes to be built in Rochdale
A brand new range of affordable, energy efficient properties will be built in Rochdale, it has emerged...
New homes designed to be energy efficient are...
The green belt dilemma
Amanda Beresford, Head of Planning at corporate law firm Shulmans, asks whether the government’s house building plans will result in development in the green...
Lancaster village receives planning consent
A new project to construct 50 properties in a village near Lancaster has gained outline planning consent...
Harrison Pitt Architects has negotiated a deal to...
Small housebuilders receive £100m boost
Under new measures revealed by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis small housebuilders will receive a £100m funding boost to support developments...
The launch of the Housing...
Planning granted for quarter of a million homes
The government has released figures showing the number of homes granted planning permission has reached levels higher than before the 2008 recession...
In the year...
Affordable homes top 260,000 mark
New figures released today have revealed that more than 260,000 affordable homes have been delivered since April 2010.
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis hailed the efforts...
Surge in the construction of new homes
New figures have revealed the number of new homes being built across the country has surged, with completed properties reaching the highest level for...
Construction slows down in the run up to election
Figures from the Markit/CIPS construction PMI survey have revealed the impact of the election on the sector...
Perhaps it is unsurprising that in the run...
May 7th General Election – Who gets the planning vote?
With a General Election weeks away, it is not a bad time to see who is offering what to that part of the electorate...
Planning permission disrupted by the election
Housing developer Persimmon said the General Election is causing disruption to the planning process...
British housebuilder firm Persimmon said it has been difficult to win...
Redrow plans 300 new homes in £70m project
Housebuilding company Redrow has announced plans for three new sites across the Midlands with a sales value of around £70m...
After announcing record levels of...
Developers sidestep affordable housing commitments
A new policy that enables housing developers in the UK to step around affordable housing commitments has come under fire.
News that housing developers are...
New easy guide to the planning system released
Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has published a new plain English guide to explain how the planning system in England works.
It is hoped...
Barratt boss warns of skilled workers shortage
Mark Clare, Chief Executive of Barratt Developments, has warned that a shortage of skilled workers could prevent the country from tackling the housing crisis.
A...
First wave of funding for housing projects unveiled
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced the first wave of projects that will benefit from a share of £1bn to unlock housing developments across...