banner1
banner1
banner1

Delivering the latest industry news to construction professionals 365 days a year

PLANNING RESOURCE

  • email
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • facebook
Two more freeports with relaxed planning...
Two new freeports that stand to benefit from relaxed planning rules have received final government approval to become centres…

Residential development in AONB refused due to generic suburban design
A scheme for 165 new dwellings in the Kent AONB, which was called-in by the secretary of state, has been refused as he concluded that...

Public realm improvements and housing delivery leads to mixed-use scheme approval
A north-east London redevelopment scheme that would provide 68 flats, commercial space, community facilities, and a new train station entrance...

Redevelopment stymied by ecclesiastical exemption
An inspector found in favour of a canal-side redevelopment scheme in an Oxfordshire city but was unable to grant listed building consent for...

Masterplan for up to 4,500 homes in central London unveiled
A draft masterplan for a mixed-use scheme on a derelict site in central London proposing up to 4,500 homes and a park “larger than Trafalgar...

'London mayor will not intervene in council's refusal of Chinese super embassy plans'
A report that China’s controversial plan to build its new embassy opposite the Tower of London has failed to gain support from the city’s mayor...

Inspector blocks Surrey council's attempt to remove draft plan's green belt sites but suggests examination pause until 'greater certainty' on government policy
A planning inspector has rejected a Surrey council's attempt to remove all of its green belt sites from its submitted draft strategy as it...

'Plans to force developers to add additional staircases to tower blocks following Grenfell could affect affordable housing provision'
A report that a London council is saying that plans to force developers to include two staircases in tower blocks over 30 metres high could...

'Homeowner who built a house on his drive without permission forced to partly tear it down'
The story of a householder who had planning permission for a garage but instead built a detached two-storey house, then eventually partly tore...

CIL Watch: Government-commissioned report suggests that new infrastructure levy may hold up councils' local plans
The proposed new infrastructure levy could “reinforce geographical inequalities”, lead to a “rush” of applications before the introduction of...

https://media.caboodleai.net/ukconstructionweek/companies/725842eb-01a0-444c-bfda-f89c944c90b9.png

United Kingdom