‘Bold’ devolution white paper is not without risks

The developer has become the latest organisation to join Place North’s growing delegation and will sponsor an intimate breakfast panel discussion at next year’s edition of the global property expo.

Property professionals across the North universally welcomed the revised National Planning Policy Framework, especially its changes to the Green Belt.

Councils will have 12 weeks from today to ensure new local plans are up-to-date with the revised National Planning Policy Framework, which reintroduces mandatory housing targets, requires Green Belt reviews, and increases the number of years for which authorities must demonstrate a housing land supply.

Housing providers, developers, and investors have been loud and clear about what needs to be done to achieve the government’s housing goal of 1.5m homes before the end of this Parliament. Place North has listened and is taking action.

Where should you stay in Cannes? What events should you attend and which should you skip? How should you manage your diary during the global property expo? Those questions, and more, will be answered at a free session geared towards those making their MIPIM debut next year.

Join Place North as we jump into the festive season with an evening of relaxed networking and socialising at our social in Leeds on Thursday 12 December.

Housing applications that comply with local plans could be decided by council planning officers rather than politicised committees according to proposals unveiled by deputy prime minister Angela Rayner yesterday.

“What is the point of setting a target that you can deliver without bold action?” Prime Minister Keir Starmer told an audience at Pinewood Studios on Thursday.

Despite delays to the promised government reforms on planning, housing minister Matthew Pennycook has outlined ambitions to bring back regional spatial strategies. Plus: rent controls and Manchester offices.