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Planning revolution to fuel growth and make Britain energy secure

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The government has promised to "unleash seismic reforms" to the planning system under major new legislation being published on Tuesday. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is expected to include wide-ranging changes to help deliver on Labour's promise to build 1.5 million homes and make decisions on 150 major infrastructure projects by the next election in 2029.

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In the Planning Bill, Labour clothes a lack of ideas with odd old ends stol'n out of Tory writ

An argument that is tricky for an openly Conservative outlet to make is that Labour appears genuinely to have thought, before being elected, that there existed growth levers which the previous government was simply not pulling, and that having the grown-ups back in charge would be enough to put the country back on track. It’s such an absurd position that the charge looks like the worst partisan hackery. But it does appear to be true – and not ju…

13 hours ago

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leftfootforward.org

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill: a bold step to get Britain building

Chris Worrall is a housing columnist for LFF. He is on the Executive Committee of the Labour Housing Group, Co-Host of the Priced Out Podcast, and Chair of the Local Government and Housing Member Policy Group of the Fabian Society. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill marks a turning point in Britain’s approach to development, breaking through the bureaucratic gridlock that has long stalled housebuilding, infrastructure, and energy projects. Th…

'Seismic' planning system reforms to be 'unleashed', government promises

The reforms will make the planning process easier and change the way developers meet environmental obligations, say ministers.

4 days ago·United Kingdom

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Bloomberg

UK Pushes Planning Bill to Unblock Infrastructure Projects

The UK’s Labour government will introduce long-promised legislation on Tuesday to speed up planning decisions as ministers seek to help stimulate growth through a step-change in housebuilding and by unblocking infrastructure projects from roads to wind farms.

4 days ago·United States

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Financial Times

New UK planning rules aim to halve approval time for major projects

‘Radical evolution’ is needed to streamline system, housing minister Matthew Pennycook says

6 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Mortgage Strategy

Hopes on rate cuts and reforms to kick-start housebuilding: Knight Frank – Mortgage Strategy

Labour hopes that a mixture of planning reforms and rate cuts will kick-start housebuilding, says Knight Frank. The government introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on Tuesday, which builds on earlier National Planning Policy Framework reforms. The new planning framework made housing targets mandatory

10 hours ago

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