Planning complex: Why housing targets will never be met

Forget land banking, building regulations and the skills crisis. The reason the UK can’t build enough homes is down to the planning system, says Rico Wojtulewicz The post Planning complex: Why housing targets will never be met appeared first on Construction News.

Tear down analogue planning silos and create one digital ecosystem all can use, report urges

Ditch the pin-ball machine of our fragmented planning system and embrace AI and cloud computing, say MPs and Autodesk The post Tear down analogue planning silos and create one digital ecosystem all can use, report urges appeared first on Construction Management.

Retrofit or ruin: Grosvenor says dysfunctional rules prevent crucial upgrades to heritage buildings

Sustainability director Ed Green on why a shake-up of the planning system is needed to protect England’s housing stock The post Retrofit or ruin: Grosvenor says dysfunctional rules prevent crucial upgrades to heritage buildings appeared first on Construction Management.

New year, new planning policy: The biggest driver for planning applications

Mark Furlonger, senior director at Ramboll, provides his perspective on the Government’s proposed overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework, examining how the changes aim to reduce delay, increase certainty and reshape the planning system. The post New year, new planning policy: The biggest driver for planning applications appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

‘Nature is not the enemy’ of housebuilding, says Environmental Audit Committee

According to a report by the EAC, using nature as a “scapegoat” means the government will be “less effective at tackling some of the genuine challenges facing the planning system”. The post ‘Nature is not the enemy’ of housebuilding, says Environmental Audit Committee appeared first on Property Week.

Building Magazine - Thoughts on the Planning Bill, 12052021

The Planning Bill will “change local plans so that they provide more certainty over the type, scale and design of development permitted on different categories of land”. In essence, this sounds like some form of zonal system will be introduced, although it is notable that this language is not used by government.