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Improving the public realm vital to attract young workers to cities, says former City of London planning committee chair
A former chairman of the City of London Corporation’s planning committee has said requiring planners and developers to ...
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London deputy mayor urges boroughs to retain unused employment land for logistics schemes
London’s deputy mayor for planning has urged councils to consider retaining unused employment land for logistics instead of ...
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Westminster City Council’s director of planning leaves role after six years
Westminster City Council’s director of planning has stood down after six years in the role. If you haven’t got access, please ...
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‘Housebuilders warn of abandoned sites over Grenfell building levy’
A report that housebuilders would abandon developments if a proposed building safety levy is introduced leads our daily round ...
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High Court quashes permission for 34 social homes on flood risk grounds and orders council to pay costs
The High Court has quashed a council’s permission for 34 social rented homes and ordered it to pay the claimant’s costs after the authority accepted that its decision was “unlawful” because of ...
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Government promises new ‘streamlined’ environmental regulations process for major projects to end planning approval ‘merry-go-round’
The government has pledged to introduce a new streamlined process for environmental regulations for major infrastructure and housing projects, such as Heathrow airport’s expansion, in a bid to end ...
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Council cites government policy changes in halting work on new local plan
A Cambridgeshire council has reversed a decision it made five months ago to proceed with the preparation of a new local plan, arguing that "much has changed" since it took the decision to develop the ...