Housebuilding near well-connected train stations will receive a default “yes” in future if they meet certain rules, ensuring more homes are built

Housebuilding near well-connected train stations will receive a default “yes” in future if they meet certain rules, ensuring more homes are built

We are seeking views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system in England.

We are seeking views on reforms to charges for local authority building control services.

Private sector building control firms will struggle to take over the vast majority of projects from collapsed firm Assent, meaning they will transfer to

The Planning Inspectorate’s CEO, Paul Morrison writes to The Minister of State, Matthew Pennycook MP in response to his letter of 9 October 2025.

A set of standards and summary of good practice guidance for use by development partners and design consultants in the design and delivery of new homes.

Pro-growth changes to the government's landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill to get Britain building faster.

This letter lays out the government’s expectations on the exercise of flexibility in the examination of local plans submitted within the current plan-making system.

Local communities will be handed new powers to revitalise their high streets and restore pride in their towns.

The pre-examination checklists are to help local planning authorities ensure their plan is “ready for examination” as referred to in section 20 of the 2004 Act.

New Housing Secretary has issued a 'call to arms' to leading developers and housebuilders following a roundtable held this week.

Source of photograph: Shropshire Star, 2011 You know that things are not as good as they could be at planning committee, but you haven’t got the time to spend hours viewing other planning com…

This guidance explains the operation of the Building Safety Levy.

These Regulations make provision for the imposition of a Building Safety Levy (“the levy”) by reference to building control applications. These Regulations provide for who is liable to pay the levy, h...

Research report on the practical, technical and economic impacts of measuring and reducing embodied carbon in new buildings.

Councils must be able to recruit more planning staff if communities are to get the homes, schools and services they need.

Linked to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill, we are working on a model to allow councils to set their own fees (if they want to) and to promote a way of thinking about what a good pl…

£16bn of new public investment will help build over 500,000 new homes, unlocking over £53bn of private investment, as part of the government’s Plan for Change

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An examination of the advantages and disadvantages of using different metrics (i.e. weight, height, length, width) to define ‘oversized vehicles’ when designing parking charges tariffs to deter the us...

This is the default template.

Local authorities have spent less than £40m out of £170m collected since offsetting scheme began in 2016

The government has announced the appointment of five members to the Building Control Independent Panel.

Proposals for implementing measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 and changes to Housing Benefit Regulations.

The Selby Centre is being rebuilt in a new location while the old site is redeveloped for housing