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The Planning Inspectorate is making important changes to how enforcement appeals are submitted, with all planning and enforcement appeals must now be made via the Appeal a planning decision service.
The Impact&Places housing partnership is expected to deliver 2,250 homes across the UK.
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) introduces a comprehensive external remediation improvement plan to reduce delays to higher-risk building safety works.
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a called-in application.
The new Interim Measures Alarm Fund will further incentivise the installation of common fire alarms in buildings waiting for remediation works to be completed.
From 1 April most planning applications made to local planning authorities will follow a new route if they are appealed and decided via written representations
The first sites in Liverpool and Manchester will see 300 aspirational homes built on brownfield sites in well‑connected locations in boost to regional economies and communities.
A Direction made under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015 No 595).
Fund will support transport links so stalled housing and employment sites can go ahead.
New £70 million funding has been announced to address shortages in building safety professions and help build 1.5 million homes.
The government has launched a consultation as part of commitment to introduce mandatory certification for fire risk assessors in wake of Grenfell Tower tragedy
The Secretary of State and the Mayor of London have written to developers, Registered Providers and London Boroughs to confirm the final proposed package of emergency measures to support housebuilding in the capital.
The Housing Secretary and Mayor of London have confirmed emergency measures today to accelerate housebuilding in the capital.
The Housing Secretary's speech at the Home Builders Federation annual conference this week (Tuesday 24 March).
HM Land Registry to help conveyancers and home buyers following the sudden closure of PM Law, on 2 February 2026.
Circular announcing the updates to Building Regulations following the publication of the Future Homes and Buildings Standards.
Our approach to issuing decisions, reports and recommendations before the 7 May 2026 elections.
We're asking stakeholders across the planning sector to share their views to help us keep improving.
Local Plan Holding Direction: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to Three Rivers District Council.
Local Plan Intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to Three Rivers District Council.
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