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93% of housing developments called in by Sajid Javid have been in Conservative constituencies, according to research by Irwin Mitchell, and the same high proportion resulted in decisions going against Planning Inspectors' recommendations
New-build homes are a fifth smaller than they were in the 1970s
Study of new-build listings across 20 UK cities shows some significant shrinkage over the last few decades
Northern & Shell looks to double the size of its Westferry Printworks scheme to 1,500 homes
Mace and PLP have submitted plans for much taller towers on Richard Desmond's 15-acre Isle of Dogs development site
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Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick trails the publication of the late Roger Scruton's Building Better, Building Beautiful report.
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