The Planning Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in planning work by local authorities, consultants, developers, lawyers, voluntary and neighbourhood groups and all the other key players in the ...

The 6th May was a historic day. As the nation awoke the next morning, it was clear that the political landscape had changed. Whether the new coalition style of government is to be long-term or ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and an academic have warned that the government’s decision to withdraw funding for degree-level apprenticeships for anyone over the age of 21 puts the future ...

National development management policies to prioritise eight ‘growth-driving’ sectors, industrial strategy reveals The government’s new industrial strategy has suggested that the proposed national ...

A council has voted to undertake a second consultation on a revised version of its draft local plan, which doubles the number of homes allocated in the area, after its housing requirement increased by ...

US entertainment giant requests permission for theme park under fast-track ministerial order The American entertainment giant Universal Studios has formally lodged a planning application for a major ...

Pennycook says neighbourhood plans can still ‘play important role’ in planning system despite government support ending Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has told MPs that neighbourhood plans can ...

The government is rightly focusing on economic growth and housing delivery but there are questions over how that focus can be reconciled with nature conservation and local decisonmaking, writes ...

Local authority and housing association funding challenges have the potential to drive a race to the bottom in procurement, when a longer term focus on value, quality and longevity is needed, writes ...

Industry reaction to the government's new National Housing Bank, launched this week, leads our summary of the latest news.

A town in the south of England should be attracting the government's interest and support, argues Tim Williams.

Cluttons manages properties Hundreds of properties in Brighton and Hove city centres will be managed by chartered surveyor Cluttons for the next five years. The company has been appointed to manage ...