Category: Planning policy

Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank – UK politics live

A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’Yesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make...

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Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith says Tories imposed too much regulation when they were in power – UK politics live

He said the Conservatives did did too much to restrict economic freedom when in powerYesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about Burnham...

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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers – UK politics live

Downing Street offered more details about the redeployment of US bombers from the British airbaseYesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about...

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Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandGood morning. Yesterday Kemi Badenoch...

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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growthThe Conservatives will announce a bonfire of regulations including abolishing affordable homes and community...

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Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up in the air after the prime minister refused to...

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‘Cash to trash’ levy on house developers too low to offset damage to Norfolk Broads, say critics

Exclusive: Levy that allows almost 16,000 houses to be built on Norfolk Broads will not cover cost of mitigating environmental damage, critics sayA new levy on developers to allow almost 16,000 homes to be built in the...

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Labour condemns Reform’s plan for £100bn in cuts as ‘half-baked’ and ‘incredibly reckless’ – as it happened

This blog is now closedThe Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel Farage’’s party had...

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Mayors to get new powers over planning decisions under Burnham proposals

Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing fundingAndy Burnham will give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale...

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