All planning articles
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NewsMake unveils plans for 13-storey extension above historic City office block
Site located on one of Square Mile’s busiest streets near Liverpool Street station
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NewsGreen light for Pilbrow & Partners’ Vauxhall Square scheme with 69-storey residential tower
Seven-block scheme to include UK’s second-tallest residential building
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CommentThe planning system needs to take viability more seriously
Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith
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CommentThe Nature Restoration Fund - a viable way to meet environmental obligations?
The government’s plan is intended to allow developers to pay into a fund instead of directly delivering mitigation works. Sophie Henwood looks at its chances of success and finds it is anything but straightforward
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NewsAlmost 90% of council planning departments understaffed despite housebuilding push, warns HBF
New NPPF puts already under-resourced planning teams under further stress, says new report
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CommentThe government is right to be more interventionist on planning
Governments have tried assuming every council will plan maturely and conscientiously. But this hasn’t worked so Matthew Pennycook’s more robust approach is needed, writes Paul Smith.
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FeaturesThe draft London Plan beyond the headlines: Five things you might have missed in Khan’s latest vision for the capital
City Hall’s 288-page draft London Plan sets out sweeping changes to density rules, green belt release and tall building policy. Here’s a break-down of what the proposed policies could mean for development across the capital
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CommentThe real planning problem starts after permission is granted
Securing consent faster is only part of the challenge. If contractors are appointed too late, projects can inherit the most expensive version of the approved scheme, writes Beth West
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NewsMHCLG approves BGY’s controversial Truman Brewery plans
Proposals including data centre, offices and commercial uses, criticised for limited housing provision
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CommentPlanners can’t assume demolition is less green
Nicholle Kingsley on a new ruling that proves demolition is not automatically the less sustainable option
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CommentPlanning application fees should only go up if the process improves
Simply charging more for a broken system doesn’t fix it. Here’s what ministers should do instead to improve planning, writes Paul Smith
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NewsGreen light for 1,400 homes in South West Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire Council agrees section 106 on Gleeson Land’s proposed development
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CommentPlanning commttee decisions are increasingly becoming politicised – the new national scheme of delegation should help combat this
The planning process should be quasi-judicial and about professional judgement rathter than political choices, writes Paul Smith
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CommentNew towns can work – but only if we learn how to deliver them properly
Delivery structures, governance and long-term stewardship are just as important as the housing numbers attached to this next generation of new towns, Tom Mitchell at Metropolitan Workshop writes
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NewsCouncillors give green light for 13,000 more homes at Barking Riverside
JV consisting of L&Q and the Greater London Authority secures permission for extra homes at huge east London site
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NewsWork on £200m City office in Moorgate now not expected to start until next year
McLaren was appointed to PCSA on Tenter House scheme in middle of last year
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NewsSimpsonHaugh’s 50-storey Manchester tower unanimously refused
Plans to replace historic warehouse with 750 homes had been recommended for approval by planning officers
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CommentPlanning reform needs to drive regional growth at pace
Using transport links as the key for unlocking housing can deliver much-needed growth that is both sustainable and inclusive, says Viral Desai at AtkinsRéalis
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NewsReed announces new ‘medium site’ category to help SME housebuilders in latest planning guidance shake-up
Small builders could get exemption from Building Safety Levy under new site designation
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NewsControversial £750m Marlow Film Studios scheme gets green light from government
Planning inquiry held into Buckinghamshire proposal earlier this year after scheme was rejected last May