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CIAT has added its support to an amendment to the Government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which would require a design vision to be included in new Spatial Development Strategies.

The concept of building new towns once epitomised a transformative approach to addressing housing and infrastructure challenges in Britain. From early developments, such as Letchworth Garden City, to post-war projects like Milton Keynes, these planned communities provided innovative solutions to overcrowding and economic stagnation. Yet momentum appeared to stall in the 21st century, raising questions about their relevance today. Can the vision of new towns be revived – as the current Government hopes – or has land assembly become too complex to manage?

The government has overturned a decision by a Hertfordshire local council which blocked the development of a huge data centre adjacent to the M25.

Planning Portal operator, TerraQuest, has confirmed the 2025/26 service fee for planning applications made using the service.

Planning Portal has announced an update to its online platform to take account of forthcoming increases to planning fees, which the government has announced will take effect from April 2025.

A revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been published by government.

The Scottish government has launched a delivery plan for strengthening the planning system to tackle the housing emergency.

BSR is looking for leaders in net zero projects, social housing and Chartered Town Planning to join the Building Advisory Committee (BAC).

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is running a short survey on national planning legislation, policy and guidance for decisions involving demolishing and redeveloping or retrofitting buildings.

Your views invited.

A recent Supreme Court judgment on 20 June ruled that Surrey County Council should have considered the emissions from burning oil obtained from approved drilling sites, not just the extraction effects.

Planning Portal has launched a sustainability portal with the aim of helping homeowners and developers incorporate eco-friendly practices into their projects and applications.

New permitted development rights (PDR) allow the conversion of unused buildings into homes, shops, cafés, sports facilities and a variety of other commercial uses, without the need for a planning application.

TerraQuest, the operator of Planning Portal, has launched its new Building Control service.

TerraQuest, the operator of Planning Portal, is unveiling a new Building Control Portal, offering new features designed to benefit LABCs, planning agents, designers and developers.

Research study as part of a fourth-year dissertation.

Launching in spring 2024, Planning Portal will be unifying planning and building control into one portal.

A local council in south-east London has ordered a housing developer to demolish two newly built blocks of flats for breaching planning conditions.

Government proposals to let landowners convert rural barns into houses without needing planning permission have sparked a backlash from designers and national park bosses.

Planning Portal is changing the way sites are identified and shared with Local Planning Authorities.