“It’s time to get building” Sajid Javid, Communities Secretary, speaking at the Conservative Conference last week, has confirmed that a Housing White Paper will be published by the end of the year. It will include significant new measures to speed up the supply of new housing.  He also reiterated the government’s …

Below are recent updates of local plans in various authorities: Epping Forest District Council Last Thursday (October 6), Epping Forest DC Cabinet approved the draft Local Plan for Regulation 18 consultation. It will now go before Full Council this week (October 18) for final approval – the consultation will start …

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) Borough Local Plan will be delayed following a decision by Cabinet last Thursday (Sept 30). The decision to carry out further works on the Plan and then return to a Regulation 18 consultation will mean the final submission to the Inspectorate be …

Papers for the Epping Forrest DC Cabinet Meeting next week (October 6) have been published online. You can view the agenda and papers here. The meeting will discuss the draft Local Plan and approve it to go to Full Council on October 18 for approval to be published for Regulation …

Fracking has been hitting the headlines this weekend with The Times covering the news that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has criticised Friends of the Earth (FoE) saying that it failed to substantiate claims that fracking could cause cancer, contaminate water supplies, increase asthma rates and send house prices plummeting. …

Published in PlanningResource.com (sister website to Planning) on July 20. 2016 All change at the top? The arrival of a new Prime Minister and a new cabinet have prompted questions about commitment to flagship housing policies. But don’t expect a change of direction from the new team, says Michael Hardware. …

Biography Sajid Javid is the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government following Theresa May’s appointment as Prime Minister, moving from his previous role as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. Javid has been the MP for Bromsgrove since 2010, and has served a number of …

Biography Gavin Barwell MP is the Minister of State for Housing & Planning and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Croydon Central. Barwell was appointed Minister of State for Housing & Planning by Theresa May in her first Cabinet re-shuffle. Barwell will serve under new Secretary of State, Rt Hon …