Forty hectares of Oaken Wood could be razed after it was identified as potential site of expansion by Reform-run councilIt was at the confluence of seven forest paths that Allison Sweetman came to a stop. Trees rose on all...
Read MoreExclusive: allowing firms to dodge biodiversity protections by paying into levy will harm nature and economy, say 100 experts in letterThe UK government has been accused of “rushing through” planning changes that could give...
Read MoreExclusive: Steve Reed is looking at government run scheme that could borrow at lower rates than private developersThe housing secretary has been working up plans for a state-owned housing developer, according to details leaked...
Read MoreLondon authority’s new Tory-led administration delivers significant blow to Labour’s flagship housebuilding schemeEnfield council in north London has withdrawn from the government’s new towns programme, in a significant blow to...
Read MoreChancellor’s planning shake-up in England and Wales would ‘reduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights grounds’Rachel Reeves is poised to fast-track clean energy projects in England and Wales with planning...
Read MoreLocal transport minister describes initiative as fundamental issue of fairness in people’s ability to walk in their neighbourhoodsCouncils are for the first time to receive guidance on how to create streets that are safer for...
Read MoreCampaigners have been fighting proposals to build traffic tunnel under the world heritage site since 1994A controversial plan to build a tunnel under the Stonehenge site has been officially cancelled after millions were spent on...
Read MoreGovernment’s first published land use framework maps how land is used and how it can be adapted to meet changing needsAbout 7% of England’s land – an area roughly two-and-a-half times the size of Cornwall – will need to be given...
Read MoreOpposition councillor says 20,000-home development in Adlington put forward with ‘no consultation, no scrutiny’A Cheshire council leader is being urged to resign after it emerged he had written a letter backing a new town of...
Read MoreDraft proposals likely to ‘embed risk and inequality’, campaigners and urban planners sayGovernment proposals to overhaul England’s planning system fail to mention women or girls and ignore official recommendations to keep women...
Read MoreExperts say big flaw is the lack of mandatory requirements, meaning developers could ignore the guidanceHousing featuring shops, schools, public transport, and possibly pubs close by, with green spaces and access to nature, and...
Read MoreClaims of ‘government interference’ in decision on plans for vast outpost near Tower of LondonResidents of Royal Mint Court plan to mount a legal challenge within weeks if Steve Reed, the local government secretary, approves...
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