In a period of huge political uncertainty with Brexit, Trump and other world leaders including Putin jostling for stronger positions, Prime Minister Theresa May has thrown her hat into the ring by calling a UK General Election. If she manages …

  Harlow District, Essex The drama of Harlow continues with the council now agreeing to 16,000 new homes in ‘greater Harlow’ which will become the Gilston and Harlow Garden Town. This after the council had objected to a third of …

Planned and deliver Lichfields published its fifth annual review of local plans last week, five years since the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) came into existence. The report makes for some very interesting reading, revealing the struggle many local authorities …

Gavin Barwell has finally admitted that the Government won’t enforce the early 2017 deadline for Local Plans. Barwell’s admission, made in an interview at MIPIM, has been hotly tipped as the deadline looms and many Tory authorities seemed to be …

Harlow District, Essex Forward plans reveal that the draft local plan has, again, been delayed. It is now scheduled to come before Cabinet in June. Despite local criticism, the council is adamant it will go for a Regulation 19 consultation …

Housing White Paper Almost a month on from the Housing White Paper and opinions still differ as to whether it will have any impact on the planning system, or indeed how many of the provisions will actually be taken forward …

Make no mistake, a shift in focus from home ownership to affordable renting is a hugely significant shift in Conservative party policy. Even the title of the Housing White Paper, ‘Fixing Our Broken Housing Market’ is an admission from the …

Challenge to Planning Minister A group of housebuilders have lodged an application for a Judicial Review to challenge the Planning Minister over his attempt to reinforce neighbourhood planning. Gavin Barwell announced changes to planning policy on December 12 via a …