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PLANNING
Planning power grab bid
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2025
The Government is seeking to gain more powers to prevent councils refusing planning permission.
PLANNING
Why the planning system must protect our green spaces
By Baroness Sater | 13 October 2025
Baroness Sater says the Planning and Infrastructure Bill fails to recognise the threat posed to c...
HOUSING
What housing providers could get wrong under Awaab's Law
By Trevor Hampton | 09 October 2025
Trevor Hampton highlights some costly mistakes social housing providers could make under the new ...
HOUSING
Delivery of housing can be turbo-charged
By Cllr John Merry | 09 October 2025
Cities and central government must work together to tackle the viability barriers to housing deli...
HOUSING
DCN call for housing fund expansion
By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025
A housing fund blighted by poor uptake among local authorities needs to be expanded, according to...
HOUSING
New Towns report: 'stars align' for mayors
By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025
Mayors are set to take more prominent roles in planning matters, a think-tank has said.
HOUSING
The unshakeable imperative: planting community and wellbeing into the DNA of new communities
By Johanne Thomas | 08 October 2025
Research by Coventry University is prompting a more conscious, evidence-based approach, allowing ...
HOUSING
Housing and growth creation is everyone's issue
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025
Building a new town – or an urban extension – and tackling the housing and productivity problems...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN is 'punching above its weight'
By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025
As Sam Chapman-Allen’s tenure as chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) comes to an end, h...
HOUSING
Time to step up the pace
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025
Heather Jameson canvasses sector experts’ views on the New Towns Taskforce report, and finds a hi...
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