Will Labour’s planning bill actually get Britain building again? November 19, 2024 The UK's planning system is in need of a radical overhaul. Will Labour's Planning and Infrastructure bill deliver? Sam Richards takes a look.
Chancellor to cut back Right to Buy discounts in Budget October 26, 2024 The Chancellor will cut back Right to Buy discounts as part of next week’s Budget to boost council housing supply. Rachel Reeves will announce plans to consult on a new five-year social housing rent settlement and to reduce Right to Buy, which allows tenants renting local authority-owned homes to buy them at a discounted rate, [...]
‘Build baby build’: Break infrastructure ‘inertia’ to boost growth, report urges October 18, 2024 Ministers have been urged to break Britain’s infrastructure “inertia” in a bid to turbocharge the planning system and ramp up growth, according to a think tank report. Streamlining the consent process, empowering key decisions in the national interest, fixing ambiguous laws, and updating policy documents would all contribute to the UK’s ability to build infrastructure [...]
Starmer hands councils millions for housebuilding on brownfield sites October 15, 2024 The Government has committed £68m to unlocking brownfield sites in 54 local authorities as it looks to deliver on its election promise of 1.5 million homes by 2029. Around a sixth of councils will receive money to turn neglected land into new homes, which the government have said will “transform local communities and help families [...]
If growth is the challenge then investment is the solution October 14, 2024 The UK needs to drastically improve its ‘fundamentals’ in housing, energy, transport and digital infrastructure in order to attract private investment, and today's summit is the right place to start, says Dan Tomlinson MP
How to unlock green growth (clue: it’s not all about net zero) October 13, 2024 Think nuclear and speed up planning if you want to achieve green growth, suggests Brendan Chilton,
Britain’s ‘Computer Says No’ attitude needs a reboot October 1, 2024 Modern Britain is the victim of needless rules, a useless public sector and a lack of ambition, writes James Price
‘Time is of the essence’: Government urged to push ahead with planning changes September 26, 2024 The government has put forward a major set of reforms to the planning system, which is widely seen as one of the major barriers to economic growth.
Ed Miliband brands renewable energy transition a ‘national security fight’ against nimbys September 17, 2024 Britain’s transition to renewable energy is the “economic justice, energy security and national security fight of our time”, Ed Miliband has said, as he pledged to “take on the blockers”. The energy security and net zero secretary told Energy UK’s annual conference in London that fossil fuel “dependence” continued to leave the UK “deeply vulnerable [...]
Marlow Film Studios plots appeal to overturn rejection of £750m project August 29, 2024 Marlow Film Studios is set to appeal Buckinghamshire Council’s decision to block its £750m film studio development, a project backed by high-profile Hollywood figures, including Avatar director James Cameron. City A.M. understands the Studios expects to lodge the appeal with the Planning Inspectorate in early September, though the exact timing is subject to the vagaries [...]