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Sunak vows to protect ‘precious’ green belt and build more houses on brownfield

Rishi Sunak has pledged to protect the “precious” green belt as he argued more homes can be built on brownfield sites. If he becomes prime minister in September, the former chancellor would take advantage of the forthcoming refresh of planning laws ...

28 Jul 2022 at 16:45

Starmer promises planning reform and ‘a new business model’ for UK

Labour will tear up planning red tape and allow some development on the green belt in order to increase the supply of homes, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Labour leader said he wanted to see the price of houses come down, relative to incomes as he ...

17 May 2023 at 18:28

Labour will take the difficult choices on building more homes – Nandy

A Labour government will make the “difficult choices” when it comes to building more homes, according to the shadow housing secretary. Lisa Nandy will use a speech to criticise the 17 Conservative housing ministers who have been in charge ...

27 Jun 2023 at 22:30

Vote on housing development like Hunger Games, says parish council chairman

Local communities are being pitted against each other “like the Hunger Games” in a planning vote over where thousands of new homes could be built on green belt land. Residents in the Sevenoaks area of Kent have been asked how and where ...

11 Jan 2024 at 16:49

Labour will allow green belt housing where it does not impact on beauty of areas

Labour would give local areas the power to build houses on the green belt where development would not take away from the beauty of the countryside, the party leader has said. Sir Keir Starmer said allowing communities to choose which ...

17 May 2023 at 10:04

Labour to set out golden rules for grey belt in bid to boost housing

Labour is expected to set out five “golden rules” for building on the green belt in an effort to boost housebuilding while improving “genuine green spaces”. The rules, to be laid out on Friday, include prioritising previously ...

18 Apr 2024 at 22:30

Green belt land covers 12.6% of England, figures show

There are 1,638,420 hectares of green belt in England, about 12.6% of the country’s land area, according to Government figures. This has increased by 0.1%, with some local authorities adding to their green belt and others ...

12 Oct 2023 at 14:13

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Innovative biodiversity reforestation project unveiled in Longford

Twenty-two hectares of land with a replanting obligation is the focus of a biodiversity and nature project in Edgeworthstown. Coordinated by Green Belt, Ireland’s largest private forestry management group, they have ...

10 Jun 2024 at 08:33

McFadden: Planning reform could be controversial, but we must ‘get things built’

A top Labour figure acknowledged its planning reforms “may be controversial” but said that “we have to get things built”, ahead of the King’s Speech which is expected to include a commitment to address what the ...

17 Jul 2024 at 10:50

Planning reform Bill to ‘get Britain building’ unveiled in King’s Speech

Labour has unveiled legislation to “get Britain building” with reforms the new Government says will help it achieve its housebuilding and infrastructure project goals. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, one ...

17 Jul 2024 at 13:44

Rayner unveils overhaul of planning system in drive for 1.5 million homes

Angela Rayner has announced an overhaul of the planning system to pave the way for 1.5 million new homes over the next five years to tackle England’s acute housing crisis. Mandatory housing targets, scrapped ...

30 Jul 2024 at 17:18

Starmer vows to put ‘builders not blockers first’ with changes to planning rules

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to override planning “blockers” with sweeping changes that could see building on parts of England’s green belt. The shake-up will see councils given mandatory targets to deliver a ...

12 Dec 2024 at 09:12

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