All articles by Carl Brown
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NewsRayner to set out ‘devolution by default’ plan to give mayors more powers over development
MHCLG white paper to propose local government shakeup and more strategic powers for mayors to guide housing, transport and skills projects
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NewsRayner announces plan to bypass local committees to stop developments ‘getting stuck in the system’
Housing secretary announces plan to remove ‘subjectiveness’ and allow applications to be approved if they follow the local plan and the NPPF
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NewsTaskforce calls for cross-departmental unit to lead national older people’s housing strategy
Wide-ranging paper also calls for planning presumption in favour of later living housing and requirements on Homes England to support its expansion
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NewsGovernment considers reforming Right to Buy to safeguard council housing stock
Newly-built housing could be exempt for a set period of time and eligibility periods extended as part of Rayner’s package of reforms to help councils protect their housing stock
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into environmental impact of Starmer’s planning reforms
Environmental audit committee to probe environmental sustainability of the government’s plans for 1.5m homes
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NewsNew Towns Taskforce seeks views on suitable sites for developments of more than 10,000 homes
Independent panel set up by government and chaired by Michael Lyons issues call for evidence
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NewsConstruction output rises at fastest rate since June 2021, PMI report says
Civil engineering best-performing sector amid ‘robust’ demand for renewable energy infrastructure
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NewsRayner ditches review into London Plan ordered by predecessor Gove
Housing secretary says decision will enable ‘partnership approach’ with City Hall
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NewsFurther 7,000 residential buildings outside official statistics could be unsafe, warns minister
Rushanara Ali warns those responsible for thousands of buildings have yet to apply to cladding safety scheme to fix defects
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NewsHouse of Lords committee launches inquiry into government’s ‘grey belt’ plans
Peers will examine Labour’s ‘golden rules’ for development on the green belt
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News‘Every construction professional should read this’: how the industry reacted to the Grenfell Inquiry report
Industry bodies have been reacting to the long-awaited Phase 2 report and its 1,700 pages of findings
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NewsGovernment commits to ‘system wide’ construction products reform as CE marking deadline is extended again
Package of building safety measures include scrapping national fire testing standards and mandating sprinklers in care homes
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NewsDagenham fire started from materials kept on scaffolding, initial probe suggests
Institution of Fire Engineers releases detail of preliminary investigation into huge blaze
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NewsRayner demands faster action on remediation of buildings following blaze
Housing secretary says she ‘expects’ more from regulators and partners following huge Dagenham fire
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NewsRayner sets up ‘accelerator’ team of officials to boost development on 200 stalled sites
MHLCG believes 300,000 homes can be built across large sites
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NewsPlans for 1,500-home ‘smart town’ pulled over viability concerns
£2.3bn coastal project designed by Poundbury architects Léon Krier and Ben Pentreath have been withdrawn
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NewsMatthew Pennycook appointed housing minister
Greenwich and Woolwich MP with a track record of campaigning on low pay, renter rights and placemaking takes key DLUHC brief
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NewsNew towns, 1.5million homes and renewing the UK’s infrastructure…. what the new government has promised for the built environment
Keir Starmer’s party has won a large majority as many expected. As we gear up for the first Labour government for 14 years, here is a reminder of what they have pledged for the built environment
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NewsSNP calls for changes to Westminster’s fiscal rules to boost infrastructure investment
Party’s manifesto also calls for devolution of housing benefit to boost social housing delivery
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NewsBPTW submits plans for 1,900-home regeneration scheme in east London
£800m project to be developed by Hill Group and Poplar HARCA