Out From Behind Bars(well)

Mar 17, 2017

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Gavin Barwell has finally admitted that the Government won’t enforce the early 2017 deadline for Local Plans. Barwell’s admission, made in an interview at MIPIM, has been hotly tipped as the deadline looms and many Tory authorities seemed to be

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Update – March 2017

Mar 8, 2017

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Housing White Paper Almost a month on from the Housing White Paper and opinions still differ as to whether it will have any impact on the planning system, or indeed how many of the provisions will actually be taken forward

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Housing White Paper Finally Unveiled

Feb 7, 2017

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Make no mistake, a shift in focus from home ownership to affordable renting is a hugely significant shift in Conservative party policy. Even the title of the Housing White Paper, ‘Fixing Our Broken Housing Market’ is an admission from the

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Update – January 2017

Jan 31, 2017

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Challenge to Planning Minister A group of housebuilders have lodged an application for a Judicial Review to challenge the Planning Minister over his attempt to reinforce neighbourhood planning. Gavin Barwell announced changes to planning policy on December 12 via a

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Update – December 2016

Dec 21, 2016

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  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

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Update – November 2016

Nov 16, 2016

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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.

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New Head of Planning Communications

Oct 20, 2016

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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

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Update – October 2016

Oct 11, 2016

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“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

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