While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influenceThis week’s local elections have been widely described as one of the toughest tests of Rishi Sunak’s 18-month...
Read MoreTrust in charge of Bournville, designed by the Cadbury family, considers legal action over new infrastructureBuilt as a model village on the outskirts of Birmingham and home to many of the Cadbury factory workers, Bournville has...
Read MoreArea on outskirts of Birmingham designed by the Cadbury family sees sudden proliferation of large polesBuilt as a model village on the outskirts of Birmingham for the Cadbury factory workers, Bournville has for over 100 years...
Read MoreEnvironment secretary has been vocal opponent of waste plant plans that must be approved by body he overseesThe environment secretary, Steve Barclay, has come under fire for failing to declare a potential conflict of interest...
Read MoreExclusive: Plans either shelved or stalled despite being part of flagship policy promise at last electionFewer than a fifth of the projects approved by Michael Gove to improve towns across England have been completed, the...
Read MoreJudge rules levelling up secretary’s move to halt plan to raze and redevelop store is unlawfulBusiness live – latest updatesMarks & Spencer has claimed victory after Michael Gove’s decision to block a...
Read MoreMeasures would include making it easier to get planning permission to build on derelict sites in urban areasRishi Sunak will announce a series of proposed changes to the planning system on Tuesday to encourage developers to...
Read MoreOffice complex nicknamed the Slab given go-ahead despite fierce opposition from green and modernist architecture campaigners A £400m office complex nicknamed “the Slab” has been given the go-ahead to replace...
Read MoreCharities call on government to prioritise outside spaces for play as MPs begin inquiry into planning and children’s wellbeingChildren and young people are suffering huge damage to their health and wellbeing from...
Read MoreMSG says it cannot continue to take part in process that was ‘political football between rival parties’The American company behind a proposed huge Las Vegas-style Sphere entertainment venue in east London has...
Read MoreNicholas Boys Smith says we have ‘fallen out of love with the future’ and failed to build enough homesNot all of the green belt should be “preserved in aspic for ever”, the government’s building...
Read MoreExclusive: Developers still unwilling to put forward schemes despite change to planning rules in SeptemberNo new plans for onshore wind have been accepted in England since the government claimed it had “lifted” the...
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