Planning

Winner Vicky Curtis-Cresswell still can’t access her £6 million Omaze mansion in Norfolk as a council committee re-examines unapproved features.

Labour’s drive to build homes fast could backfire, as experts warn its new Planning Bill risks deepening inequality in access to green space across Britain

Housing industry questions Labour Party Conference plans, warning delivery, funding, and planning challenges could delay new towns and homes

Catherine Howard joins Treasury to speed up housing approvals as UK Government aims to deliver 1.5 million new homes over five years

CPRE report shows 1.48m homes could be built on brownfield, exposing flaws in the government's “grey belt” plan to sacrifice protected Green Belt land

Developers and housing experts warn stalled approvals, regulatory hurdles, and slow sales threaten Labour’s 1.5 million homes target

Adele Teale appeals an enforcement notice after her gorilla statue, Caesar, was deemed ‘out of character’ with the surrounding area

Steve Reed vows to accelerate homebuilding as UK construction slows, risking Labour’s 1.5 million homes target by 2029

Councils are increasingly looking to reclassify villages as towns to protect green belt land and limit development under government ‘grey belt’ rules

Tens of thousands of new homes are stuck in planning limbo as sewer capacity concerns and regulatory delays leave communities waiting