Planning
Planning
City among 17 councils exempt from office-to-residential conversions
The City of London is among 17 local authorities granted exemptions from the government’s controversial relaxation of office-to-residential conversions coming into force on 30 May
More communities vote in neighbourhood plans
Thame in Oxfordshire and St James near the centre of Exeter have both voted in favour of regional plans
Northern Ireland local councils to receive planning powers by 2015
The Northern Ireland government has set a date for transferring planning powers to local governments
Government shelves planning-free home extensions
The government has watered down proposals which would have allowed homeowners to build significantly larger house extensions without planning permission
Pickles vows ‘compromise’ over house extensions
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has promised a ‘sensible compromise’ after defeating a backbench rebellion over permitted development rights for home extensions
Planning free-for-all in doubt as MPs vote on veto
The House of Commons will today vote on an amendment which could curtail government plans to allow house extensions without planning permission
Government moots self-build exemption from CIL tax
The government is considering dropping the community infrastructure levy from self-build homes
NPPF sees councils raise housing targets
Almost 50 per cent of councils have raised their housing targets in response to National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) but delivery of new homes has yet to see a ‘significant boost’ - a report claims
Planning free-for-all faces setback as councils given permission to opt out
Government plans to extend permitted development rights have been upset in the House of Lords
Budget 2013: Government vows more planning reform
The government has renewed its commitment to make the planning process simpler
Budget 2013: Government moots retail-to-resi conversions
The government has announced plans to consult on changes to the planning system which would allow shops to be converted to homes
Self-build could be answer to housing crisis, says think-tank report
A report has suggested that councils failing to meet housing targets should be forced to release land for self-build
Neighbourhood plans net £9.5m boost
The government has announced a £9.5 million funding boost to help communities create neighbourhood plans
London fights office-to-resi
New rules boosting office-to-residential conversions could stifle mixed-use development in the capital, planning experts have warned
Localism Act and Local Plans lose out to NPPF
The High Court has confirmed the NPPF will take priority over the Localism Act and local development plans
South East area loses regional plan
The South East will see its regional plan abolished as part of government Localism plans
Government to relax office-to-housing planning rules
The government is expected to relax planning rules to make it easier for developers to convert offices to housing later this week
Government to relax 'solid wall' planning rules to boost Green Deal uptake
The government has relaxed planning rules in a bid to make insulating homes easier
Layout and scale dropped from outline planning applications
The government has abolished the requirement to detail layout and scale in outline planning applications
MPs urge government to 'go back to drawing board' on planning free-for-all
A parliamentary select committee has demanded that the government reconsiders its proposed planning free for all, claiming the overhaul of permitted development rights is misguided
Planning wins
Architype scoops planning for UEA Enterprise Centre
Architype has won planning for a £15.9 million building for the University of East Anglia in Norwich
Avanti scoops planning for Cambridge secondary school
Avanti has won planning for a £17.9 million new school in Cambridge
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