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National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

|Date: 8 February, 2019

National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. ...

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. The National Audit Office has released a new report — Planning for new homes — which asserts g ...

8 February, 2019
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Planning system not fit for purpose, says former Housing Minister

|Date: 16 May, 2018

Planning system not fit for purpose, says former Housing Minister

A new review of the planning system by former Housing Minister Nick Raynsford calls on the government to ...

A new review of the planning system by former Housing Minister Nick Raynsford calls on the government to scrap existing planning legislation, saying that it has been ‘built on the back of assertion ra ...

16 May, 2018
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New report proposes further reform of the planning system to increase homebuilding

|Date: 14 December, 2017

New report proposes further reform of the planning system to increase homebuilding

A new report by Croydon South MP Chris Philp, published by the Centre for Policy Studies, proposes furthe ...

A new report by Croydon South MP Chris Philp, published by the Centre for Policy Studies, proposes further reform of the planning system to increase homebuilding and promote home ownership. With the a ...

14 December, 2017
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A return to Whitehall housing targets risks letting London off the hook says Elphicke

|Date: 7 February, 2017

A return to Whitehall housing targets risks letting London off the hook says Elphicke

Former government housing adviser Natalie Elphicke brands the Housing White Paper "technically strong rat ...

Former government housing adviser Natalie Elphicke brands the Housing White Paper "technically strong rather than radical." Elphicke warns that a return to Whitehall building targets "could let London ...

7 February, 2017
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Essex eco-friendly leisure centre officially opened by royalty

City Building constructs success at UK awards

New housing statistics show increase in affordable homes

Housing & Regeneration | The civic heartbeat of Ashford

Delivering much needed social rent council homes at Colville Estate

Proteus cladding establishes ‘hole’ new look for Spanish City

Mears successfully achieves prestigious ICS ServiceMark Accreditation

PCA training: Taking the in-house route to managing damp in buildings

Industry Comment | Public spending priorities

Construction of The Nest, new student build in Nottingham begins to take shape

National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

Planning system not fit for purpose, says former Housing Minister

Planning system not fit for purpose, says former Housing Minister

New report proposes further reform of the planning system to increase homebuilding

New report proposes further reform of the planning system to increase homebuilding

A return to Whitehall housing targets risks letting London off the hook says Elphicke

A return to Whitehall housing targets risks letting London off the hook says Elphicke