Lunchtime news Wednesday 24 September 2025
Speaking at the Labour party conference yesterday housing minister Caroline Flint admitted that the government’s target of building three million new homes may never be reached, but said government would…
Tag: planning
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Green belt housing plan challenged
Hertfordshire county council and St Albans district council have issued a legal challenge to the government over its regional spatial strategy in the East of England plan. The councils object…
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Planning for affordability
A CONTROVERSIAL NEW LAW in Scotland that could see people lose their homes over £3,001 worth of unsecured debt was passed in the Scottish Parliament yesterday after the executive ignored…
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Governmentâs regeneration framework
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to regeneration by announcing a new framework that will focus on âpeople as well as placesâ, and be driven by local needs and opportunities.…
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Lunchtime news Monday 18 August 2026
Housing minister Caroline Flint has come under fire after it emerged that one of the communities likely to be selected as one of the first eco-towns is a former mining…
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ROOF Lunchtime News 17 July 2026
The wealth gap is at its widest for more than 40 years, creating ghettoes of the richest and the poorest that have virtually nothing to do with each other, a…
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Lunchtime news Friday 22 February 2026
Hundreds of buy-to-let investors are being questioned about undeclared income, in a probe launched by Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this week. Five hundred letters have been sent out in the…
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Councils face £7 billion section 106 cut
Councils are facing a funding gap of up to £7 billion this year because of a fall in section 106 contributions. EC Harris consultancy estimated that the fall in anticipated…
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Herts council to challenge growth target
A legal challenge by a local authority against a growth target set out by the government will be heard before the High Court on 18 May. Hertfordshire CC is fighting…
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Leicestershire rejects eco-town
Leicestershire county council has voted to object to plans for the proposed 15,000-home Pennbury eco-town. The authority met on Tuesday and decided to object to the plans on the ground…