All articles by Carl Brown – Page 5
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NewsMatthew Pennycook appointed housing minister
Greenwich and Woolwich MP with a track record of campaigning on low pay, renter rights and placemaking takes key DLUHC brief
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NewsNew towns, 1.5million homes and renewing the UK’s infrastructure…. what the new government has promised for the built environment
Keir Starmer’s party has won a large majority as many expected. As we gear up for the first Labour government for 14 years, here is a reminder of what they have pledged for the built environment
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NewsSNP calls for changes to Westminster’s fiscal rules to boost infrastructure investment
Party’s manifesto also calls for devolution of housing benefit to boost social housing delivery
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NewsBPTW submits plans for 1,900-home regeneration scheme in east London
£800m project to be developed by Hill Group and Poplar HARCA
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NewsJohn Lewis to appeal to planning inspectorate for decision on LDS’s west London housing scheme
Retailer hoping to build over 400 homes in West Ealing as part of redevelopment
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NewsGrenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report to be published on 4 September
Second report follows hearings to determine how the Kensington tower block came to be in a condition that allowed fire to spread
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NewsSunak’s big election gamble: how the built environment sector reacted
Initial thoughts from industry leaders as the prime minister unexpectedly calls a 4 July election
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NewsRayner announces 40% affordable housing target for New Towns
Shadow housing secretary and deputy Labour leader details new policy at UKREiiF event in Leeds
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NewsKate Barker-led housing commission issues call for evidence
Commission launched by thinktank Radix and law firm Shoosmiths wants submissions from experts in the planning, development and housing sectors
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NewsNew West Midlands mayor pledges 20,000 extra homes after defeating Andy Street
Former PwC director also expected to continue working with Greater Manchester mayor on HS2 alternative from Birmingham to north
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NewsJTP gets green light for 166-home Bristol harbourside scheme
Scheme approved despite concerns over flood risk
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NewsGovernment publishes second staircases guidance for higher risk buildings
Evacuation lifts are not an absolute requirement, technical guidance reveals
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator ‘expects’ to publish long-awaited second staircase guidance this week
Sadiq Khan warns 38,000 homes are on hold amid confusion over new rules
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NewsCouncil hits out at ‘damaging’ Right to Buy as homes in Mikhail Riches’ Stirling Prize-winning scheme set for sale
Seven residents want to buy homes in prize-winning Goldsmith Street development
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NewsMitigating local planning concerns meant HS2 was always going to be expensive, says scheme’s former COO
Unfair to compare railway’s cost to those in Europe because of amount of tunnels and cuttings that have needed digging, Richard Robinson adds
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NewsGreen light for Allies & Morrison’s 991-home Coventry regeneration plan
Hill Group and Shearer’s City Centre South plans expected to deliver 1,550 new homes overall
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NewsClimate NGO announces partnership with CBRE and manufacturers to boost renovation rates across Europe
Climate Group seeking to increase deep renovation rate to 2.5% by 2030
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NewsGove unveils pre-election plans to increase affordable housing delivery
Housing secretary announces extra £3bn for affordable housing loan scheme to build 20,000 more homes, and restates intention to boost brownfield development
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NewsGove unveils proposed planning guidance changes in bid to boost brownfield development
Housing secretary wants planning authorities to take a less “bureaucratic” approach to urban development
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NewsNo ‘definitive timescale’ for second staircase guidance, Building Safety Regulator says
Clients said to be over-engineering fire safety specifications due to design uncertainty