GB Concrete and Pump have analysed data to find the toughest areas in the UK to receive approved house planning permission.

UK architecture is still being bogged down by delays in spite of a positive outlook, says latest RIBA Future Trends report.

Planning permission has been removed for a controversial Cumbrian coal mine as the High Court has deemed it unlawful.

Planning approvals rose in June ahead of the general election, reaching nearly £7.5bn in value, according to Barbour ABI analysts.

Since 2015, over a million homes granted planning permission in England and Wales have been left unbuilt, according to the inaugural Planning Portal Market Index.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has questioned whether proposals for an ‘Accelerated Planning System’ would deliver the improvements to the planning system required by councils and expected by both the Government and the public.

A planned £300m cancer research hospital in Cambridge has been the cause of water scarcity concerns from the Environmental Agency and campaigners.

According to new research from the British Property Federation the wait time on obtaining planning consent for built to rent sites is 12 months 'at least'. 

93% of SMEs surveyed by the Home Builders Federation cite delays in securing planning permission as a major barrier to growth.

Residential and commercial developers need to be aware of water neutrality and make sure they have strategies in place, says Caroline Gray Mason of Cenergist.

The South East of England has the highest proportion of planning permission-ready properties, according to research by development specialists, Searchland.

Chris Marsden, partner in property disputes at law firm Moore Barlow, outlines how the Tate Modern private nuisance case could impact developers and planning authorities.

Suffolk Building Society has called for a collective drive to promote self build efforts after data found that planning permission approvals dropped by 23%.

Nearly nine out of ten planners feel that social media is fuelling misinformation about local planning issues, according to the RTPI.

87% of historic building owners state that UK's planning system blocks the decarbonisation of heritage buildings, and applications to the Planning Portal fall by 1% in January. Find out how digitised planning could help solve Britain's housing crisis.

Despite political and economic turbulence, UK contract awards increased to a record high of £80.4bn in 2022, Barbour ABI has found.

The Glenigan December 2022 Construction review shows a minor rise in planning approvals, but a 7% fall in underlying project starts.

Pocket Living submits planning application for an East London 100% affordable housing scheme for first-time buyers near Snaresbrook station.

With the ongoing pressure to create 300,000 new homes a year by 2025, Nathan Priestley – CEO of Priestley Construction, explores the barriers developers face when it comes to gaining planning approval within Britain’s planning system.

A new fast-track planning route announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will speed up major infrastructure projects such as road improvements and wind farms.

The government’s Levelling Up Fund Round 2 has opened for bidding, allowing councils all over the country to bid for funding for projects that improve communities.

Peel NRE has applied for planning consent to develop a science innovation and research centre, sustainable energy park and medicinal cannabis facility on the Isle of Man.

Birmingham City Council has approved planning permission for two railway viaducts in the city centre which will join Curzon Street Station with the HS2 project.

The £69m Milton Keynes build to rent scheme will see a Buckinghamshire office block converted into 237 high quality apartments, by Urban Village Group.

A planning application has been submitted by Smith Jenkins for a new net zero carbon and zero fossil fuel community in Bedfordshire.

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has granted Terra outline planning permission for the second phase of the £155m Canal Village in Hawkesbury, Warwickshire.