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50 Shades of Planning
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Town and country planning is very much not a black and white endeavour.

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Councils to lose power to block large housing developments
The housing secretary will take the ability to veto local objections and speed up planning delays, but councils see it as an attack on local democracy
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November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Delivering AI Growth Zones
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November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Developer Peabody pulls out of building 564 homes in Southall
Hundreds of affordable homes will no longer be built in west London after Peabody withdraws plans.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Link: www.horsham.gov.uk/news/2025/11...
Council lodges formal complaint to Planning Inspectorate
Horsham District Council has formally submitted a complaint to the Planning Inspectorate identifying a number of failings in the Inspector’s decision letter which approved outline planning permission ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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London’s Homebuilding Crisis: Working Towards a New Model for London Residential Development - Montagu Evans
6) Conclusions The measures announced in September are a strong... Read more
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November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Link: www.planningresource.co.uk/article/1939... (£)
National development management policies will be non-statutory and published with updated NPPF before Christmas, Reed confirms
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November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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‘We cannot survive — there is no new land.’ Why Scotland is not building enough homes
Housebuilders want government to ease regulations and do more to help councils deal with acute shortage of planners
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November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Leaving no stone unturned must now mean to genuinely build baby build!
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November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Council deals blow to 350-home plan in neighbouring borough - Place North West
Applause greeted Knowsley Council’s decision to scupper Taylor Wimpey’s plans to redevelop a site on the border with Halton by refusing consent for access.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Why does London's housing crisis matter to the UK economy?
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November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Moreton-in-Marsh: Cotswold town sees mock coffin over house plans
Silent protestors turned up wearing black veils and with a mock coffin to
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November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM