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Embassy moves into family home without having planning permission
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (103+ words) Reports that an embassy moved into a residential building in London before gaining permission while planning documents have revealed news of a further series of Jeremy Clarkson's farm-based reality TV show lead our daily round-up of planning news in other…...
The seven biggest public sector planning contracts and grants awarded in the past six months
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (92+ words) Planning contracts and grants totalling more than "4, 100, 000 were awarded by public sector bodies to a series of consultancies and organisations in England in the six months to 1 April. Not Ready to subscribe just yet? If you haven't already, register your…...
Proportion of appeal hearings allowed by inspectors reached record high in first quarter of 2026
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (105+ words) The proportion of planning appeals that involved hearings that were allowed by planning inspectors reached a record high in the three months to March 2026, while the number of open cases and median determination timescales both saw significant year-on-year drops, new…...
Housing Land Supply Watch: Inspector overturns refusal of 160 homes in "green gap, citing councils land supply shortfall
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (93+ words) An inspector has allowed a land promoter's outline plans to build up to 160 homes on high-quality farmland in a "green gap, citing the local council's housing land supply shortage. Not Ready to subscribe just yet? If you haven't already, register…...
Head of joint planning service retires after 17 years in the role
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (83+ words) The head of planning of two district councils" shared planning service has announced his retirement after more than 40 years in local government. Not Ready to subscribe just yet? If you haven't already, register your details to planning and unlock 1 article…...
Lib Dems promise to force developers to make sure GP services available alongside new homes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (88+ words) The Liberal Democrats have announced that they would require developers building new homes to provide GP surgery facilities in time for when residents move in to the properties. Not Ready to subscribe just yet? If you haven't already, register your…...
Property consultancy plucks two planning partners from Avison Young
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (83+ words) A property consultancy has hired two planning partners from a rival firm in a move that it says signals "growing presence" in London. Not Ready to subscribe just yet? If you haven't already, register your details to planning and unlock…...
Consultancy hires graduate as assistant planner
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (78+ words) A planning consultancy has hired a masters graduate as an assistant planner in one of its regional offices. Not Ready to subscribe just yet? If you haven't already, register your details to planning and unlock 1 article every 90 days. Perfect for…...
Section 106 requirements "strangling Britain's property market
2+ week, 4+ day ago (89+ words) Reports that demands for developer contributions to infrastructure are killing off housebuilding when it is needed most begins today's round-up of planning news from across the media. Not Ready to subscribe just yet? If you haven't already, register your details…...
Inspector dismisses developer's request to drop section 106 requirements including school for 5, 750-home scheme
2+ week, 5+ day ago (107+ words) A planning inspector has dismissed almost all of a developer's 122 requests to modify or discharge obligations in the section 106 legal agreement for its 5, 750-home urban extension, including commitments to provide a primary school and "2. 58 million worth of bus vouchers for…...