St. Albans, Hertfordshire The Council’s Strategic Local Plan process is in limbo. Following the letter from the Inspector saying that he did not feel St. Albans had fulfilled its duty to cooperate, the council has gone on the attack and …

  Developers invited to take action St. Albans has been advised that it has not fulfilled its duty to cooperate. David Hogger, the Planning Inspector reviewing the Strategic Local Plan (SLP), wrote to the council giving it two options: to …

  Waverley, Surrey The Waverley Draft Local Plan was approved by full council at the end of November and is now being submitted for inspection. In the meantime, the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan went to a hearing, before the independent examiner, …

The surprising decision to allow 6,000 new homes on a Green Belt site in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, has alarmed locals and members of the Conservative party due to fears that it could set a precedent. The Secretary of State for …

Hertfordshire Minerals Local Plan For those with interests in quarrying, the news is that the review of the existing Mineral Local Plan (2002-2016) has been delayed for around a year. The original timetable envisaged the draft review being published this …

Councils pay out £12 million in lost planning appeals Planning appeals have led to some local authorities losing a significant amount of their budget. This is impacting upon wider service delivery, and ultimately has become a barrier to housing delivery. …

Chelgate has appointed sector specialist and senior counsel Julian Seymour to lead its property communications and stakeholder engagement division, Chelgate Local. With a team of specialists in community, political and stakeholder engagement, Chelgate Local is one of the foremost agencies …

“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 …