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Government drops measure to raise affordable housing threshold

|Date: 27 Apr 2021

Government drops measure to raise affordable housing threshold

The government has dropped its proposal to raise the site threshold for affordable homes provision. In an ...

The government has dropped its proposal to raise the site threshold for affordable homes provision. In an update following its consultation on changes to the current planning system, the Ministry of H ...

27 Apr 2021
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MHCLG extends permitted development rights

|Date: 19 Apr 2021

MHCLG extends permitted development rights

The government has introduced new planning rules allowing a wider range of commercial buildings to be con ...

The government has introduced new planning rules allowing a wider range of commercial buildings to be converted into homes, to “revitalise England’s cherished high streets and town centres”. Following ...

19 Apr 2021
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RTPI: Planning law will ‘tear at the fabric of local communities’

|Date: 09 Apr 2021

RTPI: Planning law will ‘tear at the fabric of local communities’

New planning regulations which will enable unused commercial buildings to be changed into homes risk tear ...

New planning regulations which will enable unused commercial buildings to be changed into homes risk tearing at the fabric of local communities and jeopardising the vibrancy of high streets, according ...

09 Apr 2021
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Industry Comment | Planning for the Future Report

|Date: 12 Mar 2020

Industry Comment | Planning for the Future Report

PHPD collects reactions to the recent "Planning for the Future" announcement by MHCLG. Brian Berry, Chief ...

PHPD collects reactions to the recent "Planning for the Future" announcement by MHCLG. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “The current planning system is a major barrier for small house bu ...

12 Mar 2020
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