UK Government Plans For Planning Zone Schemes In English Commuter Belts

Mar 26, 2025

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A few years ago, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) published an article (https://www.rtpi.org.uk/research-rtpi/2020/september/planning-through-zoning/) regarding ‘Planning Through Zoning’. ‘Zoning’, common in other countries, such as in the USA and in Hong Kong, where regulatory zoning plans are used as the principle means to control development in some areas, would be

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The UK Government Publishes It’s Planning And Infrastructure Bill

Mar 26, 2025

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On Tuesday 11th March, the First Reading of the UK Government’s much publicised Planning and Infrastructure Bill was published, followed with a debate on the floor of the House of Commons (the latest version of the Bill is here, https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0196/240196.pdf). This Bill aims to accelerate development and streamline the planning

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March Update

Mar 3, 2025

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On 10 February, the Government approved 10 councils to be in its Devolution Priority Programme (DPP) including Cumbria, Cheshire and Warrington, Norfolk and Suffolk, Greater Essex, Sussex and Brighton and Hampshire and Solent. These areas will need to follow an ambitious devolution timetable, with MHCLG consultations already started. Councils have

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More Chelgate Local Planning Success

Feb 28, 2025

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Chelgate Local helped obtained consent for two projects during February: a 480-home Redrow Eastern project west of Billericay in Essex was approved by Basildon Council, and a 45-home Bellway Thames Gateway project in Chipping Ongar, also in Essex, was approved by Epping Forest Council. London Road, Billericay Redrow Homes Eastern

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Local Government Reorganisation

Feb 25, 2025

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Following the publication of the Devolution White Paper in December, the Government sought indications in January from councils wishing to be considered for the first tranche of devolution and local government reoform. A total of 18 councils put their names forward and on 10 February Angela Rayner MP, the secretary

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