EP invites bids for hospital site
Part L may be "watered down"
in the pipeline
COMMENT - Allison Heller
[MMC-IMG=1687-A=Left] The government’s new policies designed to make the planning system more responsive to the market represents a great win for the housebuilding industry. Hearing the words "we think the planning system is not func– tioning effectively
New minister to air views at HB05
The new ministers for housing and for industry will both address housebuilders and suppliers at conferences during September’s major industry event, Housebuilding 2005.
Planning gain supplement could be used to fund infrastructure
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has strongly hinted that the government plans to introduce the planning gain supplement (PGS) proposed by Kate Barker, partly as a means of plugging the infrastructure funding gap in the south east and other regions.
Home Information Packs to be tested in 2006
£170m planning delivery grant is largest ever
Government policies aim to make planning system market responsive
The government has launched a raft of policies aimed at making the planning system more responsive to the market. The move has been welcomed by housebuilders, who have long argued that their ability to boost housing output is severely hampered by the syst
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