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4 days ago · Tom Molyneux-Wright: In 2025, we need to align housing delivery with growth strategy in Wales Planning in Wales operates under devolved powers, making it distinct from …

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Dec 18, 2024 · It’s been a VERY busy year on The Planner website, with thousands of news stories, appeals reports, features, interviews, case studies and opinion pieces being posted …

Dec 9, 2024 · Speaking during a session on whether reforms to the planning system will deliver on the housing, health, nature and climate crises, Shelly Rouse, principal consultant at the …

ICYMI - The latest news report, featured in the January/February 2025 issue: Why are we still building for cars, not people?Despite the sustainable development policies of the last decade, …

Dec 18, 2024 · A round-up of top 10 Planner features as read by you in 2024

Nov 22, 2024 · The quality of urban environments is fundamental to our health and the health of the planet, yet new development in the UK is often of low quality: car-dependent, energy …

Jul 25, 2024 · We now know who the next prime minister is (Sir Keir Starmer, on the off-chance you missed it) while the housing secretary is Angela Rayner. Between the general election …

Oct 9, 2024 · Housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook has set out a series of priorities he would like Homes England to focus on, including maximising the number of social rent …