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Public land database for London

A new initiative to create a database of publicly owned land in London has taken the first step... The first stage of compiling a register...

Brownfield planning rules may be relaxed to boost house building

Chancellor George Osborne is pushing plans to change the rules surrounding brownfield sites in a bid to increase house building across England... Housing developments on...

Canary Wharf to trial smart city technology

Canary Wharf Group is set to pilot new technologies as the latest winners of the Cognicity Challenge are announced... The Cognicity Challenge is a competition...

Five radical ideas for improving the planning system

Professor Yvonne Rydin of UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning presents five ideas that could result in a planning system that delivers a strategy that...

Planning (Wales) Act receives Royal Assent

Royal Assent has been given for the first separate planning Act since it was devolved in Wales... Planning in Wales took a step forward yesterday...

Lancaster village receives planning consent

A new project to construct 50 properties in a village near Lancaster has gained outline planning consent... Harrison Pitt Architects has negotiated a deal to...

Small housebuilders receive £100m boost

Under new measures revealed by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis small housebuilders will receive a £100m funding boost to support developments... The launch of the Housing...

Annual house price growth falls to a two-year low

The Nationwide has revealed the annual rate of house price growth fell to a two-year low in June... According to the figures the annual rate...

Four month high for UK construction PMI

The monthly Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased to 58.1 in June, reaching a four month high... According to the latest figures published in the...

Ordnance Survey: Connecting the lives of everyone in Britain

We are Britain's mapping agency. We make the most up-to-date and accurate maps of the country. But we're also a digital business, and we...

Planning granted for quarter of a million homes

The government has released figures showing the number of homes granted planning permission has reached levels higher than before the 2008 recession... In the year...

The Advantages of ‘Paper-Light’

By Andrew Hall, marketing manager, OKI Systems UK Ltd Despite moves to make businesses ‘digital by default’ and targets to ‘go paperless’; it is quite likely...

Plans to create new Sunderland village

A new urban village with 1,000 homes, a school, and sports facilities is being planned in Wearside, Sunderland... Councillors have kick-started plans to create a...

Summer edition of PBC Today Northern Ireland is live!

Welcome to the Summer edition of Planning and Building Control Today Northern Ireland... We are only a few months into the biggest planning and local...

Planning and engagement for growth

Stuart Mearns, Head of Planning and Rural Development for Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park details the wider benefits of investing in engagement...

Interserve wins £200m defence rehab contract

Interserve has been chosen as the preferred bidder for a new armed forces rehabilitation centre located near Loughborough... A £200m Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre...

Disabled access exemption can pose trip hazard

With most regulations, an offer of exemption can easily encourage temptation. The provision which can allow exemption from certain access requirements within the Equality Act...

Scottish construction shows growth in confidence

The latest quarterly survey of Scottish builders shows confidence has soared to record heights… The Scottish construction sector has seen confidence increase by six points...

Survey suggests old homes are preferred

In the rush to build more homes, there is concern that new homes standards are slipping... According to the 2015 Homeowner Survey by HomeOwners Alliance...

Affordable homes top 260,000 mark

New figures released today have revealed that more than 260,000 affordable homes have been delivered since April 2010. Housing Minister Brandon Lewis hailed the efforts...

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