A property data firm has predicted that nearly a fifth of England’s green belt is likely to meet the government’s new “grey belt” tests in planning policy, potentially generating enough land to ...

Government body lifts objections to proposals across three Oxfordshire planning districts after water company commits to improve local sewage treatment works.

It is “inevitable” that some new homes will be built in flood-risk areas, according to environment secretary Steve Reed. If ...

A report criticising plans for a new Chinese "super embassy" which would reportedly include “spy dungeons” - the purpose of ...

A council that has not adopted a local plan in more than 25 years has announced that it is delaying the preparation of its ...

The planning minister and housing secretary have both claimed that the government remains on track to meet its target to ...

A council has postponed planning committee decisions on three green belt applications, including plans for 450 homes, after a ...

A planning consultancy has appointed a new managing director and four new directors amid eight promotions in its 20th year. More Planning People News Co-founder and two directors of large planning ...

A wildlife charity has set out a series of amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that it wants to see ministers ...

The High Court has dismissed a council’s claim that an inspector erred in law in concluding that the use of an animal research facility falls under commercial use class E and a developer can therefore ...

The Planning Inspectorate’s (PINS’s) new local planning authority (LPA) casework portal will be rolled out across England ...

A London borough has approved plans for 892 homes, including towers 44 and 38 storeys high, despite the local plan allocating ...