Planning news – 13 May 2021

More than a million homes waiting to be built, suggests analysis
Analysis suggests that there are at least 1.1 million homes in England with planning permission that have yet to be built.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Welsh Labour ends one short of Senedd majority
Welsh Labour won 30 seats in the Senedd election – one short of an outright majority.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Office space in Wandsworth approved
Wandsworth Borough Council has granted planning permission for a 12-storey, 240,000-square-foot office building on the site of Royal Mail’s former South London depot in Nine Elms.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Toolkit for neurodiversity launched
A toolkit that seeks to promote best practice when consulting with neurodivergent people about the built environment has been launched.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Council ‘reluctant’ to return face-to-face meetings
Lichfield District Council has said it is looking at ways to continue broadcasting its meetings to the public following the failure of a legal challenge for virtual meetings to be allowed to continue beyond 6 May.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

News round-up
• PINS updates guidance
• 166 homes approved near Gloucester
• Couple move into Europe’s first 3D-printed house
• 350 Stafford homes approved
• Partnership to deliver custom-build project
• Lichfield launches pedestrian study
Laura Edgar, The Planner