‘Time is of the essence’: Government urged to push ahead with planning changes Economics The government has put forward a major set of reforms to the planning system, which is widely seen as one of the major barriers to economic growth.
UK restores housebuilding targets and sets out green belt review in planning push Politics Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ Labour government has unveiled a series of reforms to the planning system, including a review of the green belt, to help address “the most acute housing crisis in living memory.” Under new policies confirmed today, local authorities will again be given mandatory housing targets to help “pave the way” to [...]
Reeves makes a positive start on planning reform – but there’s plenty more to do Economics Believe it when you see it was the attitude of many City economists to Labour's promised overhaul of the planning regime.