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Housebuilders warn of ‘building ice age’ if planning reform stalls
The Housebuilders have urged the Government to stick to its contentious planning proposals or risk a ‘house building ice age’
Planning
News about the planning system in the UK, including permitted development rights, the National Planning Policy Framework, the London Plan and the ‘country house’ clause
Planning: Suburban housing density
Pre-planning toolkit: Suburban character and high densities need not be mutually exclusive, writes Richard MacCormac
From rural development to protecting heritage sites, the NPPF will change the way we build, writes Karen Phull
Never before has planning attracted so much attention from the press. Over the past few months, headlines in various newspaper have declared ‘Hands Off Our Land’ and in the Guardian, Simon Jenkins described the planning reforms as a ‘recipe for civil war’.
Planning by appeal on rise
Applicants say appeals process is faster and more likely to result in approval
Planning inspectors told to take into account draft NPPF
The planning inspectorate has issued guidance to its officers to start viewing the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as a ‘material consideration’ in their decisions
Planning portal: Office to residential conversion
Government efforts to increase house building will have wide-reaching effects on the market, writes Karen Jones
Mayor publishes reworked London Plan
London mayor Boris Johnson has published a revised edition of the London Plan which aims to shape the capital’s spatial development strategy for the next 20 years
Localism: How to be the friendly neighbourhood architect
Planning portal: Recent changes to the Localism Bill leave architects well placed to steer neighbourhood plans, says Chris Quigley
Planning portal: The problem with PPS5
Current planning guidance for the historic environment is urgently in need of a robust review, says Paul Velluet
Geoff Wilkinson on The Loft Conversion Project Guide
The Regs: The Loft Conversion Project Guide aims to iron out common faults, says Geoff Wilkinson, a building regulations expert and former vice-chair of the Association of Consulting Approved Inspectors (ACAI)