[FREE TO READ] Government will reveal much-delayed plans for major new and upgraded rail links in north of England

Working out a fair way to distribute the costs will be among the most important determinants of a successful transition to net zero.

Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched

Vision and patience are vital if past mistakes are to be avoided, but the rewards for the country could be immeasurable, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The origins of Britain’s planning system are as deeply rooted in the legacy of the great post-war Labour government as the National Health Service ...

The Wildlife Trusts has set out a series of amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that it wants to see ministers take forward to ‘plug the gaps’ currently in the legislation. Here’s what ...

Homes of the Bristol Poor was one of the first pieces of investigative journalism revealed the poverty of much of the population

It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’

Exclusive: London's councils want a "radical" change that could curtail the mayor's power — by following the lead of Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester.

Mayor makes case for state support for development plans around Manchester United’s new stadium

The Government Property Agency’s application for 900,000 sq ft of offices across two blocks at the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats has been greenlit, along with BTR homes in Burnage and the Moxy...

With hundreds of thousands of empty homes across the country, it’s tragic that the UK can’t accommodate its extensive need with existing buildings. Not only that — it’s an opportunity to rethink how w...

The plan to build a new generation of 'new towns' has more in common with David Cameron and Boris Johnson than it does with Clement Atlee

Mayday Saxonvale scheme is given the go-ahead after an extraordinary meeting of Somerset council executive

The new Government has pledged to ‘fix the foundations' of the country for the long-term by boosting economic growth with reforms to energy and planning. Budget...