'Get on & build': Government threatens penalties for slow development

Sajid Javid calls for "use it or lose it" planning permissions and more compulsory purchase orders to dissuade developers from "land-banking"

Policy shift means currently-protected sites in the capital could be opened-up for housebuilding.

'Naturally, some challenges & potential for refinement have been identified,' concludes Carter Jonas after analysing the implementation, variation & future challenges of Biodiversity Net Gain policies.