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Natural England’s new approach aims to speed up planning

Natural England is changing the way it provides planning advice in England, with a new ...

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Help buyers to get Britain building

It is clear that Labour cannot meet its housing ambitions just through planning reform. It ...

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New homes and cleaner rivers: Norfolk leads the way on planning reform

The government has unveiled plans to unlock thousands of new homes in Norfolk through a ...

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We can’t meet affordable housing targets by making height harder to deliver

The Building Safety Act has raised standards for the right reasons, but to deliver the ...

Headlines Housing

Planning staff shortages threaten UK housing targets, report warns

Local planning departments are struggling with staff shortages that could hold back efforts to increase ...

Headlines Policy

Legal reforms to unblock building in Britain

New plans to restrict weak judicial review challenges are being formulated to help speed up ...

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Mayor unveils blueprint for London’s growth over the next two decades

The Mayor of London has published a draft of his new London Plan, setting out ...

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Green loopholes: England’s poorest areas lose out on nature

New research warns millions of people in England’s most deprived communities have significantly less access ...

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Urban planners are nature’s missing ally

The world’s rivers, ponds and wetlands are disappearing beneath concrete, and a team of international ...

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£62m Cornwall beach resort gets green light after flood protection deal

Developers promise 68 new jobs and £32m economic boost as redevelopment of Millendreath Beach Resort ...