Planning News – 27 June 2019

Application is submitted to ‘breathe new life’ into Wandsworth estate
A planning application for the regeneration of the 31-acre Alton Estate, Roehampton, has been submitted to Wandsworth Council.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Housing design audit to assess large developments
Built environment organisations have come together to support the UK’s first national housing design audit, which plans to examine large-scale housing developments.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Homes England completes 40,000 homes in past year
Homes England, the government’s housing accelerator, completed 40,289 houses between April 2018 and March 2019.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Proposals unveiled for major business park near Cardiff Airport
Legal & General (L&G) has confirmed to The Planner that it has identified a site for a 45-hectare business park on land it owns at Rhoose, next to Cardiff Airport.
Roger Milne, The Planner

Loans agreed for homes in Southampton and Wimbledon
Housing minister Kit Malthouse will announce today (25 June) that Homes England and Barclays Bank have agreed to £155.3 million in load funding to accelerate the construction of homes in Wimbledon and Southampton.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

News in brief
A round-up of planning news

• Leeds councillors consider flood prevention plans
• Fareham consults on affordable housing
• Connaught Barracks development approved
• Dacorum to protect employment space
• Jessup Brothers to deliver 300 Telford homes
• And more stories…
  Laura Edgar, The Planner