Developers invited to take action St. Albans has been advised that it has not fulfilled its duty to cooperate. David Hogger, the Planning Inspector reviewing the Strategic Local Plan (SLP), wrote to the council giving it two options: to …

The surprising decision to allow 6,000 new homes on a Green Belt site in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, has alarmed locals and members of the Conservative party due to fears that it could set a precedent. The Secretary of State for …

Councils pay out £12 million in lost planning appeals Planning appeals have led to some local authorities losing a significant amount of their budget. This is impacting upon wider service delivery, and ultimately has become a barrier to housing delivery. …

Chelgate has appointed sector specialist and senior counsel Julian Seymour to lead its property communications and stakeholder engagement division, Chelgate Local. With a team of specialists in community, political and stakeholder engagement, Chelgate Local is one of the foremost agencies …

“It’s time to get building” Sajid Javid, Communities Secretary, speaking at the Conservative Conference last week, has confirmed that a Housing White Paper will be published by the end of the year. It will include significant new measures to speed …

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) Borough Local Plan will be delayed following a decision by Cabinet last Thursday (Sept 30). The decision to carry out further works on the Plan and then return to a Regulation 18 …

Papers for the Epping Forrest DC Cabinet Meeting next week (October 6) have been published online. You can view the agenda and papers here. The meeting will discuss the draft Local Plan and approve it to go to Full Council …

Fracking has been hitting the headlines this weekend with The Times covering the news that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has criticised Friends of the Earth (FoE) saying that it failed to substantiate claims that fracking could cause cancer, contaminate …