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  • Almost 90% of council planning departments understaffed despite housebuilding push, warns HBF
  • Staff shortages in planning departments worsen, says Home Builders Federation
  • Site Plans for Planning Applications: What Homeowners and Builders Need to Know

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building.co.uk /1 month ago

Almost 90% of council planning departments understaffed despite housebuilding push, warns HBF

New NPPF puts already under-resourced planning teams under further stress, says new report

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prolandscapermagazine.com /1 month ago

Staff shortages in planning departments worsen, says Home Builders Federation

According to new research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Paragon Bank 9 in 10 local authority planning departments across England and Wales are understaffed, delaying...

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ukconstructionblog.co.uk /1 month ago

Site Plans for Planning Applications: What Homeowners and Builders Need to Know

The post Site Plans for Planning Applications: What Homeowners and Builders Need to Know appeared first on UK Construction Blog. A practical guide to site plans, location plans, sc...

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building.co.uk /1 month ago

Reform UK unveils sweeping plans to deregulate planning system

Party wants to scrap BNG requirments, landfill tax, Section 106 payments and most building standards on brownfield housing schemes

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businessnewswales.com /1 month ago

Planning Reforms Risk Being Undermined by Council Capacity Gap

Government efforts to accelerate housebuilding risk being undermined by a growing shortage of local authority planners, with new research suggesting councils need more than 2,600 a...

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building.co.uk /1 month ago

Government confirms final new town locations to be chosen by end of year

Programme will feature ‘bespoke’ planning policy and ‘site specific’ delivery vehicles

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propertyindustryeye.com /3 weeks ago

Planning approvals for new homes plunge to 14-year low

Housing pipeline shrinks

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constructionenquirer.com /3 weeks ago

Planning approvals for new homes crash to 14-year low

Approvals slump 21% as Government prepares first-time buyer rescue scheme

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Planning staff crisis threatens government’s 1.5m homes target

Developer delays mount as planning departments struggle for staff

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 week ago

Applications for agricultural buildings in fields with no buildings is a 'big issue'

Discussion on how to respond to applications for agricultural buildings to be held by planners.

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construction.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Plans Secured For 240 Homes Near Daventry

Plans Secured For 240 Homes Near Daventry

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building.co.uk /3 weeks ago

London boroughs identify sites to build more than 50,000 council homes

Building full pipeline would cost just £500,000 more than capital’s total SAHP allocation

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building.co.uk /2 days ago

Local authority housebuilding facing challenge with viability and market confidence, says The Housing Forum

Building safety concerns easing, review finds

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construction.co.uk /1 month ago

Persimmon Lodges Plans For 123 Homes In Mansfield

Persimmon Lodges Plans For 123 Homes In Mansfield

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conservativehome.com /4 days ago

Brandon Lewis: We fixed planning once – it’s time to go back to the drawing board

We cleared the thicket once. It has grown back. Britain needs a party willing to go back to the drawing board and the party of home ownership should be the one holding the pen. The...

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theconstructionindex.co.uk /3 weeks ago

New home approvals drop 21%

The Home Builders Federation's tracking of planning approvals, based on Glenigan data, show just 45,315 granted permission in the second quarter, the lowest per quarter since 2012.

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building.co.uk /2 days ago

Newcastle City Council engaging with builders and consultants over plan to build 700 social homes

No invtiation to tender yet, but authority is seeking views from contractors, engineers and designers

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irishtimes.com /3 weeks ago

‘It’s infuriating’: Developers blame planning delays for four-year average wait to build homes

Findings by the Central Bank are confirmed by developers who still face huge planning obstacles

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ukconstructionblog.co.uk /1 month ago

How Part L Rework Can Become a £30,000 Problem for Housebuilders

The post How Part L Rework Can Become a £30,000 Problem for Housebuilders appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Why Part L is Becoming a Commercial Issue For housebuilders, energ...

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building.co.uk /4 days ago

Part of plan to build 1,300 homes on Essex golf course gets green light

Dagenham site straddles two authorities meaning scheme still needs sign-off from second council

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building.co.uk /1 day ago

Half of councils failing to hit deadline for approving planning conditions, says HBF

Trade body says issue is disrupting construction schedules and undermining viability

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building.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Conservatives to unveil radical proposals to scrap Future Homes Standard and environmental quangos

Measures to boost housbuilding to include replacing Section 106 and CIL payments with combined levy

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constructionenquirer.com /1 week ago

Bellway stands firm on subcontractor rates

Housing giant to build fewer homes next year

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ukconstructionblog.co.uk /1 month ago

What Actually Happens Between Slab and Handover: A Melbourne Home Build From the Inside

The post What Actually Happens Between Slab and Handover: A Melbourne Home Build From the Inside appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Research the builder, check the VBA registr...

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