Aylesbury Vale – Plan submitted for examination in January 2018 – the Council hopes to adopt the plan before the end of 2018. Basildon – An Extraordinary Meeting of the Council was held on Thursday 7th June 2018 in which the …

Councils planning new garden towns and villages are set to receive a boost under fresh regulations, but the devil is in the detail. Housing Minister Dominic Raab MP has proposed shifting responsibility for New Town Development Corporations (NTDCs) from the …

Sir Oliver Letwin, who was charged with the task of explaining the “significant gap” between housing completions and the amount of land allocated in areas of high demand, has released his eagerly awaited interim report. As in his letter in …

A new report has revealed the true scale of England’s housing crisis saying we need to be building 340,000 new homes a year (including 90,000 for social rent) up to 2031. The National Housing Federation and Crisis report said there …

By Vivienne Shirley, Senior Consultant A new interim report commissioned by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has concluded that Britain’s current planning system is ‘not fit for purpose’ and should be overhauled. The review by Nick Raynsford, president …

  Former Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire MP has today been confirmed as the new Communities Secretary. The Old Bexley and Sidcup MP replaces Sajid David, who has moved to replace Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Brokenshire resigned from his …

Chelgate Local makes new senior hire Chelgate Local has hired David Mills from Sainsbury’s to lead its property communications and stakeholder engagement division. With a team of specialists in community, political and stakeholder engagement, Chelgate Local is one of the leading agencies …

Aylesbury Vale – Aylesbury Vale District Council submitted its local plan for examination on 28 February 2018. There are no elections set to take in Aylesbury Vale this year. Basildon –  After a fraught public meeting in which Essex Police …