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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

In an article published by Housebuilder seven years ago, ahead of the 2010 general election, Michael Hardware, executive vice-president of Chelgate, foresaw the demise of regional planning under a Conservative government. In this article, seven years later, he suggests that planning …