All Planning articles
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News
Government intervenes again as Starmer promises to rip up planning rules to speed up nuclear building jobs
Prime minister bemoans pace of progress getting new plants out of the ground compared to overseas countries
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News
Lords committee finds grey belt policy ‘unlikely to have significant impact’ on housebuilding
Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been “rushed and incoherent”
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Features
‘Frankly, what’s the alternative?’ Turley’s Stephen Bell applauds the government’s planning vision
The chief executive of one of the UK’s largest planning consultants speaks to Tom Lowe about the implications of Labour’s final revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and what needs to be done to achieve 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament
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Opinion
Architectural ambition and design by attrition
Robert Adam calls for greater clarity in the planning system to help designers maintain their vision and ambition
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Features
Real change or false hope: can Labour’s planning reforms deliver 1.5 million homes?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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News
Housing planning approvals plummet to record-low, says HBF
Unit approvals must increase by over 150% if government is to meet its 370,000-home annual target
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News
NPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target
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Opinion
Planning more clearly is the way to delegate decision-making
Nicholas Boys Smith explores how collaboration, clarity, and existing legislation could help ensure the planning system works for all
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Opinion
Heritage, sustainability, and dysfunction: the lessons of the M&S decision
The drawn-out battle over M&S’s Oxford Street site reflects systemic planning failures that must be addressed
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Opinion
Labour must deliver on its promised planning reforms to drive economic growth
The Office for Budget Responsibility seems unconvinced about Starmer’s growth agenda, but crucially it did not take into account the economic impact of the government’s proposed planning changes, writes Paul Smith
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Opinion
Budget 2024: “Invest, invest, invest!” Is increased investment enough to deliver on Labour’s housing pledges?
Labour’s latest Budget underscores investment as key to housing growth, but will the measures go far enough to tackle critical shortfalls in planning and local government support, asks Alex Govier
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Opinion
Striking the balance: Retrofit priorities through a planner’s lens
While the need to avoid demolition is more urgent than ever, there are many challenges to overcome before a building can be retained. The new government could do much to improve the current system, writes Avison Young’s Laura Jenkinson
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News
Funding for planners is a Budget priority, say housebuilders
Knight Frank survey reveals market’s wish-list for chancellor Rachel Reeves
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Opinion
Creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive
Gemma Hyde explains how the TCPA and its partners in the built environment sector have been working to reclaim space for children and young people
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Opinion
OMH, BNG is not working!
David Rudlin explores how biodiversity net gain regulations are clashing with housing growth goals
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Opinion
Making Richmount Gardens garden-less: What a post-war Blackheath scheme can tell us about our infill addiction
As infill developments surge in response to London’s housing crisis, the case of Richmount Gardens highlights the costs to community spaces and social infrastructure, writes Trevor Morriss
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News
Duty to cooperate should not be a ‘charter for blockers’ says Oxford council leader after inspectors reject draft local plan
Planning Inspector finds city failed to properly consult nearby authorities
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News
Rayner ditches review into London Plan ordered by predecessor Gove
Housing secretary says decision will enable ‘partnership approach’ with City Hall
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Opinion
Can design codes help to create 1.5 million high-quality homes?
Design codes offer a pathway to sustainable housing development in line with new planning goals, writes Matilda Agace