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Minister ‘concerned’ about time taken for planning applications to be decided

Scotland’s public finance minister is “concerned” about the length of time it takes for projects to get planning permission. Ivan McKee spoke out after figures revealed average decision times were longer than they were before the Covid pandemic – ...

11 Nov 2024 at 14:14

Downing Street: We must overhaul planning system in order to hit house targets

Downing Street has said that “we are going to need to overhaul the broken planning system” if the Government is to meet its housebuilding targets. Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner is expected to confirm updates to the ...

11 Dec 2024 at 14:58

Developer builds balcony at block of flats around street lamppost

Construction at a block of flats has taken an unusual turn as developers have built a balcony around a lamppost in Kent. The four-storey accommodation on Jeffery Street, Gillingham, can be seen with the street lighting sticking out of the ...

07 Nov 2024 at 15:11

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 total of 370,000 homes a year in ...

12 Dec 2024 at 09:12

Government waging ‘war on rural England’ with planning overhaul, Tories argue

Labour is waging a “war on rural England” with its overhaul of planning rules, the Tories have argued. Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake claimed the “majority” of homes built to reach the Government’s target of 1.5 million ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:27

Moves to tackle water scarcity aim to drive forward ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’

Efforts to develop what could be “Europe’s Silicon Valley” in a region spanning from Cambridge to Oxford have faced a significant challenge – a lack of water. But the go-ahead for a series of new reservoirs under the £104 billion ...

30 Jan 2025 at 09:31

Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat

In a speech on Thursday, March 13, Sir Keir Starmer said “an entire new town” had been stopped by spiders. Sir Keir said: “Jumping spiders stopping an entire new town – and I’ve not made that example up – that’s where we’ve got ...

14 Mar 2025 at 14:12

Historic gardens and parks at risk from proposed planning rule changes – charity

Historic parks and gardens play a “crucial” role for UK growth, health and climate action – but are at risk from proposed changes to planning rules, a charity has warned. A report from the Gardens Trust, a national charity ...

03 Oct 2025 at 13:43

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