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By Amanda Hayward Following a number of resignations, a cabinet reshuffle, a department name change and two party conferences what does the future of planning look like? Let’s firstly look at what the Conservative party has set out. Prior to the conference Robert Jenrick MP had been replaced by Michael Gove MP, and the MHCLG […]
19th October 2021
by Jo Hanslip Consultation on the Black Country Plan started on 16 August and runs to the 11 October, setting out proposals for the Draft Black Country Plan to 2039. The Plan was prepared and approved for consultation by the four Black Country Authorities (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, and City of Wolverhampton). The Spatial strategy of […]
7th October 2021
by Vince Wall On 31 August, The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced it would be providing a whooping £8.6bn in order for almost 120,000 new affordable homes to be built across the UK. As well as other schemes such as Help-To-Buy, the fund will help many to be able to own […]
3rd September 2021
British housebuilding news… **Latest news** 3rd September – British housebuilding industry – House of Commons debate With the matter of Brexit appearing to have subsumed all political discourse, I am pleased to report that the House of Commons is still scheduled to debate a motion on the British housebuilding industry this Thursday, 5th September – […]
12th August 2019
Boris Johnson began his attempt to energise the country with a significant government reshuffle and that included a new look for housing. Take a look… Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Robert Jenrick MP has replaced James Brokenshire in his role as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Rt.Hon […]
26th July 2019
In 2015 the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order was introduced which made significant changes to the planning system. These changes made it easier for homeowners to extend their properties and for commercial premises to change use. The Government has recently ratified proposed changes to the Order, with new legislation enacting the […]
20th May 2019
Is it possible to achieve zero carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses by 2050? Time will tell… The Committee on Climate Change(CCC) recently issued its widely publicised report, ‘Net Zero – the UK’s contribution to stopping global warming”, recommending a new emissions target of net-zero greenhouse gases by 2050. The report responds to a request […]
20th May 2019
The household projections published by the ONS in September 2018 created a bit of a quandary for policymakers particularly for Local Plan preparation as projected household rates were significantly reduced across the whole of England where previous MHCLG 2014 projections showed that there was a significant housing need. Recent research from Savills for Cambridge showed […]
17th March 2019