Architects condemn scrapping of water pollution rules
The government’s decision to scale back environmental rules on water pollution in order to ‘unblock 100,000 homes’ by 2030 has been called into question by the profession
By Gino Spocchia 5 September 2023 130 Views
The government’s decision to scale back environmental rules on water pollution in order to ‘unblock 100,000 homes’ by 2030 has been called into question by the profession
By Gino Spocchia 29 August 2023 1,975 Views
The government is set to scrap environmental rules that housebuilders have blamed for blocking at least 100,000 new homes
By Astragal 24 August 2023 586 Views
The University of California, Santa Barbara is inviting applications for a major new student accommodation scheme. Does it spell the end of ‘Dormzilla’?
By AJ news desk 23 August 2023 3,444 Views
Will Michael Gove’s decision to block the demolition of Marks and Spencer’s Oxford Street store set a hard-and-fast precedent in favour of retention or simply lead to more confusion? Will Hurst, Anna Highfield, Richard Waite and Gino Spocchia investigate
By Gino Spocchia 4 August 2023 1,890 Views
The Bishop of Gloucester has complained bitterly to housing secretary Michael Gove about procedural delays to a planning inquiry into 350 homes proposed for church land in Cheltenham
By Daniel Leon 3 August 2023 5,361 Views
The planning system is a negative force, persistently blocking much-needed homes and other development. Michael Gove’s reforms must go much further, says Daniel Leon
By Gino Spocchia 28 July 2023 1,483 Views
Architects and planners have called into question the UK housing secretary’s plans to build more than 200,000 homes in Cambridge
By Peter Murray 25 July 2023 933 Views
The government’s headline-grabbing rejection of Pilbrow & Partners’ M&S Oxford Street plan highlights how far off the UK is from producing circular economy projects like those of Danish architect Anders Lendager, argues Peter Murray
By Ella Jessel 25 July 2023 6,743 Views
Housing secretary Michael Gove has revealed the government will require two staircases in all new residential high-rises taller than 18m, rather than the 30m threshold previously proposed
By Richard Waite 24 July 2023 4,890 Views
Housing secretary Michael Gove has promised an extra £24 million to unblock the planning system, as well as unveiling a new ‘super-squad’ of experts and vowing to allow more permitted development in a bid to build more homes