Government taskforce looks to drive a ‘suburban renaissance’
A public Call for Evidence has been launched to help policy-makers "understand both the challenges and opportunities facing Suburbs, in order to identify potential policy solutions which aim to support the long term sustainability of suburban areas."
Hammond eyes landowner profits in affordable housing drive
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Planning for the Future: Government reveals details of ‘radical’ reforms to create ‘a whole new planning system for England’
This is "radical reform unlike anything we have seen since the Second World War," declares the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, as the Planning for the Future consultation opens.
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