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Planning process too slow to meet Government homebuilding targets, warn MPs

The planning permission process is too slow to meet housebuilding targets, MPs have said, as they urged ministers to publish evidence over promises to build 300,000 homes a year. The Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee said a combination of “carrots and sticks” was needed to speed up the process, and the Government should set time limits for work to begin on developments once the go-ahead had been given. In a report released on Thursday the MPs criticised suggested reforms of the planning process and said they were not persuaded that the proposals will produce a cheaper, quicker and more democratic planning system.

The government can t leave the free market to sort the housing crisis

The government can’t leave the free market to sort the housing crisis It s not just about planning A newly completed housing development in East Sussex © Simon Turner/Alamy Stock Photo Solving the housing crisis, boosting the economy, creating sustainable jobs, meeting net-zero goals and responding to Covid are all laudable aims. How you get there is another matter. It’s an age-old Conservative Party trick to create a narrative about a broken system, then conclude that the only solution is the unfettered market riding in on a white charger. That’s what lay behind the Planning for the Future White Paper, now set to come before us as a bill following the Queen’s Speech. 

Which recent Norwich building designs will we remember?

The Creative Arts Building at City College Norwich - Credit: David Bussey The architects of old Norwich are well known but what about those of the 21st century? Derek James takes a look at a fascinating new booklet From council houses to shops and from additions to landmark buildings to high-rise homes….this is the changing face of Norwich. The story behind the latest developments are told so well in a booklet  you can buy for a fiver, tuck under your arm and go exploring…looking at some of our major new developments. Yes, we have lost too many fine old buildings in the past, but it is interesting to look at the new ones and consider the role they are playing in 21st century life.

KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga: Some safe s

KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga: Some safe s
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Survey on Enfield Town tower block plans ends this week

By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey A sketch of the proposed development (Image: EPR Architects) A survey set up to gauge residents’ views on a major redevelopment proposal that includes a 26-storey tower block closes this week. The Enfield Society wants people to share their views on plans by DWS – a division of Deutsche Bank – to redevelop the Palace Exchange and Palace Gardens shopping centres in Enfield Town. A survey on the proposals, which will close on Thursday, March 18, is available here. The Enfield Society and charity Civic Voice will hold online public meetings to present the results of the survey on Monday, March 22 at 1pm and Thursday, March 25 at 7pm.

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