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Fisher German expands planning team

Poxon joins as stategic planner, from a previous role with Erewash Borough Council. At Erewash, she helped support the council’s local plan development, and later…

adminApril 13, 2026

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London planning intervention ‘lacks ambition’

Housing secretary Steve Reed The housing secretary and the mayor of London have confirmed emergency measures to unblock dozens of stalled sites and build thousands…

adminMarch 26, 2026

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Government ignores quarry sector once again

Where will we get our stone? The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a new land use framework to address the…

adminMarch 19, 2026

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The lowdown on.. The Planning & Infrastructure Act 2025

WHAT IS THE ACT?The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18th December 2025 and is expected to be followed by further detailed…

adminMarch 17, 2026

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Hounslow launches £7.5bn Golden Mile London plan

Hounslow Golden Mile London is a programme to bring Hounslow Council together with investors, developers, businesses and anchor institutions to deliver up to £7.5bn of…

adminMarch 11, 2026

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Digital design code catalogue proposed for faster planning

The Association for Consultancy & Engineering (ACE) has called on government to create a national digital catalogue of design codes and automated rule-checking tools to…

adminMarch 11, 2026

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Reed sets out planning reform proposals

Housing secretary Steve Reed The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is seeking views on how national planning policy might be revised to increase…

adminDecember 17, 2025

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Gloucestershire has big plans for Coombe Hill

The Coombe Hill development site planGloucestershire County Council cabinet is set to decide next month on council plans to develop 27 acres of council-owned land…

adminNovember 27, 2025

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Stop blaming nature, MPs tell government

In its report, Environmental sustainability and housing growth, the House of Commons’ cross-party Environmental Audit Committee challenges the “lazy narrative” that nature is a blocker…

adminNovember 17, 2025

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Environmental permits to be scrapped for pre-construction works

Image by Cafeymas from PixabayThe government is planning legislation to relax the environmental permitting system to reduce developers’ red tape.Environment minister Emma Hardy said that…

adminOctober 27, 2025