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50shadesofplanning.bsky.social
50 Shades of Planning
@50shadesofplanning.bsky.social
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Town and country planning is very much not a black and white endeavour. https://pod.co/50-shades-of-planning
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Link: www.economist.com/britain/2025... (£)
The gold of County Tyrone shows Britain’s barriers to development
Despite the central government’s wish to get digging, a potentially lucrative gold mine remains stuck
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Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system
Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of government
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Results from the UK Growth Survey 2025
We asked over 100 economists & policy experts for their views on the Government’s top priorities for growth.
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BigTrouble in Little Cheshire
Why Adlington New Town might not be all it seems to be
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'New Zealand shows how UK can end housing crisis - we must fix fundamentals'
Empty words do not build homes. Supply does. That means freeing up land where people want to live.
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50 Shades of Planning @50shadesofplanning.bsky.social · 5d
Link: www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Sadiq Khan considering slashing 35% affordable homes rule for new builds
Mayor warns requirement for 35% of new homes to be affordable has brought housebuilding in the capital to a standstill
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Link: simonicity.com/2025/10/03/h...
Hillside: Every Journey Starts With The First Step
Various people have asked me what I made of the amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that Lord Charlie Banner KC sought to introduce last month, seeking to lance the large boil that is…
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50 Shades of Planning @50shadesofplanning.bsky.social · 6d
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‘Build baby build’ is not a housing strategy
There are too many middling politicians in this country who look at Donald Trump with envy. I might not like his politics, they think, but isn’t he such a great communicator? Don’t you see how good he...
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Link: www.planningresource.co.uk/article/1934... (£)
Inspector awards costs against council over ‘ludicrous’ delays in determining housebuilder’s green belt homes plan
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Councils 'can't mess around anymore' when it comes to plan-making, says Pennycook
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