All Planning articles
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Features1.5 million homes and counting: what Jas Bhalla thinks comes next
Ben Flatman speaks to Jas Bhalla – architect, planner and founder of Jas Bhalla Works – about building a practice rooted in long-term thinking
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NewsPlanning and Infrastructure Bill sets out radical shake-up of committee system
Legislation would see government dictate which types of applications can be determined by councillors
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OpinionIs the octopus losing another leg? Greater Manchester’s planning struggles
David Rudlin examines Greater Manchester’s planning challenges as Oldham follows Stockport in seeking to withdraw from the city region’s spatial framework
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NewsIndustry leaders voice concerns over 1.5 million homes target to MPs
Housing committee questions industry figures including Muyiwa Oki on planning, workforce shortages, and financial challenges facing construction sector
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NewsCouncils awarded £9.3m to accelerate identification of grey belt sites
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook gives £70,000 each to 133 councils that applied for additional support
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FeaturesA fresh start for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor – or will it be déjà vu all over again?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
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OpinionA legacy approach to building new towns
Hugh Petter argues that new towns should be delivered through legacy development to ensure sustainable, well-designed communities
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NewsGovernment intervenes again as Starmer promises to rip up planning rules to speed up nuclear building jobs
Prime minister bemoans pace of progress getting new plants out of the ground compared to overseas countries
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NewsLords committee finds grey belt policy ‘unlikely to have significant impact’ on housebuilding
Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been “rushed and incoherent”
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Features‘Frankly, what’s the alternative?’ Turley’s Stephen Bell applauds the government’s planning vision
The chief executive of one of the UK’s largest planning consultants speaks to Tom Lowe about the implications of Labour’s final revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and what needs to be done to achieve 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament
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OpinionArchitectural ambition and design by attrition
Robert Adam calls for greater clarity in the planning system to help designers maintain their vision and ambition
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FeaturesReal change or false hope: can Labour’s planning reforms deliver 1.5 million homes?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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NewsHousing planning approvals plummet to record-low, says HBF
Unit approvals must increase by over 150% if government is to meet its 370,000-home annual target
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NewsNPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target
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OpinionPlanning more clearly is the way to delegate decision-making
Nicholas Boys Smith explores how collaboration, clarity, and existing legislation could help ensure the planning system works for all
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OpinionHeritage, sustainability, and dysfunction: the lessons of the M&S decision
The drawn-out battle over M&S’s Oxford Street site reflects systemic planning failures that must be addressed
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OpinionLabour must deliver on its promised planning reforms to drive economic growth
The Office for Budget Responsibility seems unconvinced about Starmer’s growth agenda, but crucially it did not take into account the economic impact of the government’s proposed planning changes, writes Paul Smith
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OpinionBudget 2024: “Invest, invest, invest!” Is increased investment enough to deliver on Labour’s housing pledges?
Labour’s latest Budget underscores investment as key to housing growth, but will the measures go far enough to tackle critical shortfalls in planning and local government support, asks Alex Govier
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OpinionStriking the balance: Retrofit priorities through a planner’s lens
While the need to avoid demolition is more urgent than ever, there are many challenges to overcome before a building can be retained. The new government could do much to improve the current system, writes Avison Young’s Laura Jenkinson
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NewsFunding for planners is a Budget priority, say housebuilders
Knight Frank survey reveals market’s wish-list for chancellor Rachel Reeves