Street votes will worsen our already archaic planning system instead of cutting red tape Simon Gerrard A central pillar of the government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which had its second reading yesterday, is Michael Gove’s plan to provide neighbours with the agency to prevent planning applications. This may, on the surface, seem like a good idea, and it will probably win his party some votes – but it is a [...]
Opinion: Brokenshire’s £1bn plan to get SME developers to build more houses won’t work if the economy is unstable While it may seem as if all of our politicians are spending most of their time fretting over Brexit, James Brokenshire, the latest secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, recently announced an initiative to encourage more small and medium-sized (SME) developers into the market. The Government will be partnering with Barclays to [...]