All Planning & policy articles – Page 2
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NewsEnergy secretary flags up MEES review as uncertainty on timelines continues
The government has said it plans to review the policy and timelines of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), as it confirmed the rules would still apply to non-domestic properties.
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NewsLas Vegas Sphere developer withdraws Stratford plans lamenting ‘political football’
The US developer behind plans for the highly controversial Sphere venue in east London has pulled its planning application, dubbing the process “a political football between rival parties”.
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InsightCivic Engineers’ Leah Stuart on tackling ageing UK infrastructure more imaginatively
When it comes to urban infrastructure in the UK, the status quo is often thought to be a constant. Change is costly, and many stakeholders will ask why things can’t just stay as they are.
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NewsGove launches consultation on Awaab’s Law
Housing secretary Michael Gove has launched the long-awaited consultation on ’Awaab’s Law’, seeking views on proposed new requirements to clamp down on rogue social landlords, requiring them to address health and safety hazards within 14 days.
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NewsFamily Building Society calls for downsizing elderly to be exempt from stamp duty
The Family Building Society (FBS) has called for elderly people looking to downsize their properties to be exempt from stamp duty land tax, in a move to support first-time buyers and families onto the housing ladder.
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NewsGeneral Projects amends plans for Manchester office campus
General Projects has submitted reworked plans for its Electric Park office campus scheme in New Islington, Manchester, to include 350,000 sq ft of workspace.
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NewsGovernment sells over £1bn of property assets in 2023
The government sold more than £1bn worth of property assets in 2023 in a drive to make more efficient use of its buildings and land.
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InsightRapleys’ Jonathan Harper on the impact of the long-awaited NPPF
Alongside the National Planning Policy Framework’s (NPPF’s) release, housing secretary Michael Gove announced that there would be consequences for councils who did not progress local plans and issued a directive to seven authorities who had not submitted a plan for examination since 2004. Whether this will translate into more authorities ...
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NewsGovernment unveils plans for property sector corruption crackdown
The government has pledged to crack down on corruption in the property sector and create greater clarity on land ownership with a new consultation.
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NewsLandsec submits second planning application for £45m Gunwharf Quays investment
Landsec has pushed forward its £45m investment programme in Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth after submitting its second planning application of the year.
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NewsGovernment releases first tranche of £110m nutrient neutrality funding
The government has released the first tranche of £110m in funding to help local planning authorities, constrained by EU nutrient neutrality laws, build new homes.
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NewsEastleigh and Runnymede councils issued best value notices over property portfolio debts
Eastleigh and Runnymede Borough Councils have been issued with best value notices by the government over concerns they are drowning in massive debt piles, largely accrued through real estate acquisitions.
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NewsGove unveils long awaited NPPF, scrapping greenfield allocation and promising crackdown on planning delays
Housing secretary Michael Gove has today (19 December) unveiled the government’s long-awaited new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), promising to crack down on planning delays and scrapping the requirement for local authorities to allocate greenfield land to meet housing targets.
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NewsGovernment investment zones outperform commercial real estate market
Liverpool and South Yorkshire, both government investment zones, have outperformed the commercial real estate market in the second half of 2023.
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InsightBrickflow’s Ian Humphreys on a framework to address the housing crisis
Following Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to build the ‘next generation’ of new towns and 1.5 million new homes as part of ‘a decade of renewal under Labour’, and ahead of what will be a key political battleground in the lead up to the election, Brickflow’s ‘Solving the UK’s ...
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NewsBoE’s decision to maintain rate signals ‘peak of turmoil has passed’
The Bank of England has held the interest rate for the third time in a row at 5.25%, a 15-year high, which experts say should spell good news for the property market as it signals more stability and less market uncertainty.
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NewsMore local plan interventions likely as DLUHC raps Erewash
Planning experts have warned that more local authorities (LAs) are likely to be pulled up on redrafting already delayed local plans in the run-up to a general election, after the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) threatened intervention at Erewash Borough Council.
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NewsFuture Homes Standard sets energy standards lower than modern homes, says UKGBC
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has warned that the government’s proposed Future Homes and Buildings Standards will set energy-efficiency standards lower than many homes built today.
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News2023 in review: words from the wise
It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to the months gone by. Rather than attempt to come up with my own sage observations, I have instead purloined the thoughts of the industry’s finest, all of whom were interviewed by Property Week over the past year.
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NewsCompletion of £300m justice quarter ‘at risk’ of rights of light injunction
Completion of the £300m ‘justice quarter’ development on Fleet Street is under threat of an injunction served by its neighbours under rights of light laws.
