Starmer’s Plan for Change doubles down on 1.5m housing goal

Community management is the preferred option for the future of the venue, closed since July 2022.

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.

Voters will head to the polls in May 2025 to elect a figurehead, following the laying of an order in parliament clearing the path to devolution.

The Labour stalwart, proud Welshman, and adopted Northerner died on 20 November, following a distinguished career that helped to reshape cities and regional development. 

York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s forum was launched with a who’s-who of the region’s prominent developers in tow, with the aim of unlocking investment and driving growth in York and North Yorkshire.

The board will assess and provide insight into the Local Growth Plan, to help attract private sector investment into York and North Yorkshire. 

The RIBA award-winning Stoller Hall swapped out live music for an intriguing Place North Question Time event, where political leaders, investors, and industry figures took to a panel to take questions from Place North’s editorial team and members of the audience.

While undoubtedly necessary, stricter rules around the safety of buildings could stymie the delivery of new homes in Northern cities if lengthy delays obtaining regulator sign-off go unchecked, according to industry figures across the North.

Rachel Reeves said that work will start in the coming weeks on the £250m improvement programme between Manchester and Sheffield, a project in the works for close to half a century.