Exclusive: Critics say removing battery installation requirement will reduce amount homebuyers save on energy billsMinisters are poised to allow homes in England to be built without carbon-cutting technology in what experts have...
Read MoreHousing minister announces exemption to 10% net gain rule in England for smaller developmentsThe government has broken its promise to protect nature by weakening planning rules for housing developers, groups have said.While...
Read MoreTen years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway lineTen years ago, I walked the route of HS2, the 140-mile...
Read MoreCommons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environmentNature is not a blocker to housing growth, an inquiry by MPs has found, in direct conflict with...
Read MoreExclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homesThe scale of lobbying of ministers by developers on Labour’s landmark planning changes, which seek to rip...
Read MoreEducation secretary promises ‘clear timelines’ are in place to permanently remove crumbling concreteAll schools in England that received grant funding to pay for the removal of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete...
Read MoreDevelopers will qualify for fast-track planning status if they include 20% affordable housing instead of current 35% targetMinisters have confirmed plans to reduce affordable housing quotas in London as they look to reverse the...
Read MoreManufacturing and health sectors boost growth but ONS revises down figures for JulyExclusive: says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of budget story’Business live – updatesThe UK economy expanded by 0.1% in August,...
Read MoreIgnore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are nowIf the name Steve Reed means little to you, rest assured that is a pothole he is eager...
Read MoreSteve Reed hails predecessor Angela Rayner as ‘true working-class hero’ and accuses Tories of blocking new homesSteve Reed, the new housing secretary, has said he is “appalled” at the slow pace of...
Read MoreLords amend planning bill to include protections for wild animals, including bird-safe glass and swift bricksHedgehog highways and bird-safe glass could become requirements for all new buildings as members of the House of Lords...
Read MoreLocal authorities could be forced to approve new developments, overturning agreed plans, or risk giving planning control to WhitehallAngela Rayner is poised to introduce tougher sanctions on councils in England that block local...
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