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Seven locations proposed as new towns with each location delivering at least 10,000 homes with several delivering up to 40,000.
Local Plan Holding Direction: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to Three Rivers District Council.
To: Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst OBE Leader of Three Rivers District…
Local Plan Intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to Three Rivers District Council.
An update from MHCLG about the new plan-making system and content roadmap
A review of a long debated 10% commission fee charged on the sale of park homes, which can be worth thousands of pounds, has been launched by the government.
The government is launching a new wave of devolution and a consultation on spatial development strategies.
A new consultation for a development corporation in Greater Cambridge has been launched today.
The government has published updated new build design guidance today.
The Planning Inspectorate Chief Executive, Paul Morrison, has written to The Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook, thanking him for his letter of 18 December 2025.
The Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook, has written to the Planning Inspectorate about the clarification the government has provided to local planning authorities and developers regarding the use o…
People living on freehold estates to be handed more power to tackle unreasonable charges for upkeep of shared areas
This letter provides an update on the Duty to Co-operate within the current plan-making system.
The Planning Inspectorate’s CEO, Paul Morrison writes to the Minister of State, Matthew Pennycook MP in response to his letter of 9 October 2025.
Renters’ Rights Bill receives Royal Assent today, securing a fairer future for 11 million private renters in England
This letter lays out the government’s expectations on the exercise of flexibility in the examination of local plans submitted within the current plan-making system.
21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck
Local Plan intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to Stockport Council.
Dr David Prout CB has been confirmed as the new Chair of Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.
Leaseholders to be better protected and more able to challenge excessive service charges to address cost of living concerns
A letter to chief executives of housing associations and councils about quality reforms in the social rented sector.
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