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PLANNING
Planning overhaul to clamp down on 'unjustified local deviation'
By Martin Ford | 16 December 2025
Revised planning rules unveiled by the Government today would result in a ‘default yes’ in favour...
HOUSING
Lords committee urges Government to hand council BSR responsibility
By Paul Marinko | 11 December 2025
The Government has been urged to hand some Building Safety Regulator (BSR) responsibilities to co...
PLANNING
What does the Epping 'asylum hotel' High Court case mean for councils and planning departments?
By Ben Standing | 08 December 2025
After a council’s attempt to block asylum seekers from staying at a hotel was thwarted by the cou...
WHITEHALL
Grey belt countryside warning
By Joe Lepper | 07 December 2025
Almost nine in 10 grey belt developments approved by the Government rather than councils over the...
DIGITAL
The final 15%: Why reaching every home with gigabit broadband matters
By Gráinne Gilmore | 05 December 2025
Gráinne Gilmore says the chancellor’s announcement of historic fiscal devolution – including £13b...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Go North!
By Zoe Billingham | 04 December 2025
This Budget makes one thing clear: the Government is throwing its weight behind the North. Zoë Bi...
BUDGET 2025
Rachel Reeves: The Queen of fiscal drag
By Mike Emmerich | 28 November 2025
The chancellor may have done respectably on putting the public finances on a more secure long-ter...
BUDGET 2025
Budget: More funding to recruit planners
By Martin Ford | 26 November 2025
Funding to recruit officers has been announced in a bid to boost capacity in the planning system ...
HOUSING
The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?
By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025
The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...
ENVIRONMENT
Ministers accused of 'scapegoating' nature
By Neil Merrick | 16 November 2025
Ministers have been accused of ‘scapegoating’ nature as they attempt to build 1.5 million homes d...
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