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December 14, 2020

Councils ask for powers to fix 'broken' housing delivery system

More than a million homes given planning permission in the last decade have not yet been built, says the Local Government Association.
April 12, 2019

Scotland seeks to maximise benefits of offshore wind sector

A summit in Edinburgh will look at how UK companies can benefit more from the build-out of offshore wind farms in UK waters.
March 19, 2019

Woodland Trust responds to 'sickening practice of preventing birds from nesting'

Housing developers have been putting netting over trees and hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting prior to construction work.
February 9, 2019

National Audit Office report on planning for new homes

Total spending by local authorities on planning functions fell 15 per cent in real terms between 2010-11 and 2017-18.
January 29, 2019

Open letter on Permitted Development Rights

Permitted development rights allow developers to convert offices into residential homes without planning permission or the contribution towards affordable housing required from other forms of development.
November 29, 2018

10,000 affordable homes potentially lost through office conversions, says LGA

Office conversions have included no affordable housing or investment in roads, schools and health services.
October 2, 2018

Older people can be 'trapped' in unsuitable homes, says new report

Just seven per cent of UK homes meet the most basic accessibility standards.
April 3, 2018

Housing developers must adopt 'fibre to the premises kitemark', says LGA

The LGA sasys housing developers must ensure new homes have a digital connection fit for the 21st century.
March 7, 2018

Rural communities 'denied affordable housing as developers exploit loophole'

Housing developers are using a legal loophole to dodge building affordable homes across the countryside, according to data analysed together for the first time by Shelter and the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
February 17, 2018

More than 423,000 homes with planning permission waiting to be built in England and Wales

More than 423,000 homes have been given planning permission but are still waiting to be built, according to new research published today by the Local Government Association.