Planning News – 27 September 2018

London council issues Article 4 direction on permitted development
Brent Council has issued an Article 4 Direction that means developers will need to apply for planning permission to convert office and light industrial space into homes.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Khan approves Notting Hill Gate housing plans
The Mayor of London has granted permission for a development in Notting Hill after working with the developer to secure amendments to the scheme, including a large element of affordable housing.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Statistics show small fall in decisions made to June 2018
District-level planning authorities granted 374,200 decisions in the year ending June 2018 – a 3 per cent decline on the year ending June 2017, according to statistics published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Funds launched to overcome land contamination and infrastructure setbacks
Housing secretary James Brokenshire has announced two new government funds to speed up the housebuilding process.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

£2bn government cash for housing associations
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced £2 billion in funding for housing associations in an bid to give them the ‘long-term certainty’ they need to have a ‘central’ role in helping to address the housing crisis.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

News round-up
A round-up of planning news

• Build-to-rent scheme submitted in Glasgow
• 19m tonnes of gravel dredged in 2017
• Deal signed for Exeter care home
• Council bids for cash for new homes
• Nottingham offices approved
• And more stories…
  Laura Edgar, The Planner