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‘Poundshop Versailles’ row could be repeated up and down the land
Legislation giving fresh powers to local worthies who want to dictate the look for their area could mire planning in unhelpful ‘style wars’, warns Paul Finch
Planning
News about the planning system in the UK, including permitted development rights, the National Planning Policy Framework, the London Plan and the ‘country house’ clause
Government sets out roadmap to making developments ‘beautiful’
The government has published details of how it will ensure new developments are ‘beautiful’ as part of its forthcoming overhaul of the English planning system
Relief as Jenrick finally approves mayor’s London Plan
Architects have expressed relief after the government finally signed off Sadiq Khan’s long-awaited London Plan
A new national design code looks like a positive step. But is it?
There is a real risk that the new National Design Code Template will become an instrument of a government policy proposal intended to cut local democracy out of the planning process, warns Ben Derbyshire
Creative workspaces can replace retail and bring new life to urban centres
Commercial-to-residential redevelopment is only one part of the remedy for declining high streets. Adding workshops and start-up hubs at street level is the other ingredient in a successful regeneration mix, says Damien Sharkey
End of road for Hoskins’ Royal High School plans as site goes on sale
The City of Edinburgh Council has decided to put the celebrated Royal High School onto the open market – effectively ending Hoskins Architects’ plans to develop Thomas Hamilton’s Neoclassical landmark
Jenrick’s ‘right to regenerate’ derelict public land ‘misguided’ says profession
The housing secretary’s plans to allow underused public buildings to be sold and turned into homes have met with scepticism from architects
Jenrick plans laws to protect statues and monuments from ‘baying mob’
Statues will be given new protections to stop them from being taken down, the government has announced
London’s tall buildings policy tightened after Jenrick steps in
Sadiq Khan has tightened the capital’s policy on tall buildings after an intervention by the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government
Jenrick faces fresh court battle after rejecting huge Broadway Malyan scheme
The developer behind a proposed £271 million Broadway Malyan scheme in Norwich has lodged a High Court bid for a judicial review to overturn housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s rejection of the plans