Aylesbury Vale – The two weeks of hearing sessions of the Examination in Public of the Aylesbury Vale Local Plan ended on Friday 20th July. Basildon – Elements of the Local Plan are currently under review, and Reg. 19 consultation …

by Daniel Fryd, Senior Consultant, Chelgate Local. This article was also published on Pub Affairs. In a day for burying Government announcements, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire revealed the new ‘National Planning Policy Framework’ (NPPF) on 24th July, providing good news …

In a day of turmoil for the Government, Kit Malthouse, the little known former Department of Work and Pensions Minister, has been appointed as the new Housing Minister. Elected as MP for North West Hampshire in 2015 Malthouse has maintained …

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 …