News and communications

This acquisition will help create a new neighbourhood for the people of Newcastle and the wider North East, with capacity for around 1,100 homes on Quayside West alone.

• Updated: 15 February 2024

£50m of new investment over the next two years to unlock new homes and improve the quality of life for existing residents through estate regeneration in London.

• Updated: 14 February 2024

Letter to the Mayor of London regarding housing delivery in London.

• Updated: 13 February 2024

Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development, building new homes in right places and protecting the Green Belt.

• Updated: 13 February 2024

The expansion of government-backed loan scheme will support thousands of new homes.

• Updated: 12 February 2024

The Planning Inspectorate provides an update on the Early Adopters Programme which involves seven projects trialling potential components of a future enhanced pre-application service for National Infrastructure.

• Updated: 6 February 2024

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a called-in decision.

• Updated: 6 February 2024

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal.

• Updated: 30 January 2024

This Direction replaces The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2021.

• Updated: 26 January 2024

Local Plan intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, Lee Rowley MP, to Mole Valley Council.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

Recent storms caused erosion on the beach in Lancing. Up to 12,000 cubic metres of shingle will be brought in to maintain defence to homes and businesses.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

On 17 January 2024, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities wrote to Ulster Rugby.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

The Planning Inspectorate is streamlining how it collects comments on appeals, bringing benefits to residents, Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and other interested parties.

• Updated: 12 January 2024

New wide-ranging review to tackle barriers to make historic homes more energy efficient, while protecting the beauty of these buildings.

• Updated: 3 January 2024

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 21 December 2023

Letter from Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, to local planning authorities affected by nutrient neutrality.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, has written to 7 local authorities directing them to revise their local plan timetable.

• Updated: 19 December 2023

Letter to the Mayor of London regarding housing delivery in London.

• Updated: 19 December 2023

Speech by Secretary of State, Michael Gove, at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

• Updated: 19 December 2023