Thursday, 24 May 2012

Inside Housing
Get on our land

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  • More public land to be sold for house building

    08/05/2012

    The government has pledged to make more public land available for house building after identifying enough sites to meet its initial 100,000 home goal.

  • Public land release programme comes under fire

    25/04/2012

    Speakers at a Town and Country Planning Association event have questioned whether releasing public land is an effective way to encourage the development of homes.

  • Land transfer paves way for estate regeneration

    19/04/2012

    A council has approved in principle the transfer of land to a developer to kick start the regeneration of one of its estates.

  • A good plan

    13/04/2012

    Forty-five new homes a year for the next 20 years might not sound like much, but their construction in Dawlish, in Devon, will be hugely significant for the rest of England.

  • Neighbourhood plan seen as pro-development

    13/04/2012

    The first community-produced development plan to reach examination stage shows that fears the government’s localism agenda will lead to widespread nimbysim are unfounded, experts claim.

  • Ministers urged to ring fence public land

    21/03/2012

    A housing association has called on the government to ring fence some of the public land it has identified for house building for affordable homes.

  • Divided ambitions

    02/03/2012

    When Eric Pickles axed the regional planning system, one Hertfordshire council seized the opportunity to scupper a neighbouring authority’s development plans. Simon Brandon kicks off our south east special by examining the consequences.

  • Council plans to build 400 homes for market rent

    28/02/2012

    A council is planning to develop 400 homes for market rent on public land in partnership with a housing association and developer.

  • SFHA calls for release of public land

    06/02/2012

    Public bodies in Scotland should give land to housing associations to help increase the availability of affordable homes, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has said.

  • Non government bodies targeted in land drive

    02/02/2012

    The government is extending the reach of its drive to make land available for house building by targeting organisations outside its direct control.

  • Government ahead of schedule for releasing land

    31/01/2012

    Housing minister Grant Shapps has told MPs that the government is ahead of schedule in its plans to release public land to build 100,000 new homes.

  • The green building dream

    20/01/2012

    Back in 2007 David Cameron had just started his march to power, Lady Gaga was finishing off her breakthrough album and, in the housing world, eco-towns were the next big thing.

  • Land identified for 80,000-plus homes

    14/11/2011

    Ministers have identified enough land to build 83,500 homes on surplus government land in a bid to kickstart housebuilding.

  • Legal threat to development plans

    11/11/2011

    A flagship government scheme to incentivise councils to build new homes could leave town halls facing costly legal challenges over ‘gifted’ land.

  • Planning reform delays hurting new builds

    03/11/2011

    The government’s proposed planning reforms are causing local authorities to drag their heels over applications to build new homes, a house builder has said.

  • Boris releases land for new homes

    28/10/2011

    Around 3,500 new homes will be built on public land in London, mayor Boris Johnson has announced.

  • Fund hopes to use public land for housing

    27/10/2011

    Kent County Council is setting up an investment fund to pool public sector land and assets for house building and other developments.

  • Planning framework ‘at odds’ with localism

    21/10/2011

    Councils have rallied against the government’s planning reforms for betraying the spirit of localism.

  • Govt departments identify land for 54,000 homes

    06/10/2011

    Government departments have identified enough public land to build 54,000 homes as part of government plans to free up land for housing.

  • Minister 'not for turning' on planning reforms

    06/10/2011

    Housebuilders are ‘crap’ at communicating their development plans to local communities and must show greater ‘maturity and restraint’ in where they build, according to a government minister.

  • Seabeck calls for development of council land

    30/09/2011

    The shadow housing minister has called on the government to do more to make surplus local authority land available for house building.

  • Welsh to release public land for housing

    27/09/2011

    The Welsh government has outlined plans to bring more public sector land into use to provide affordable homes.

  • Run-down garages to provide almost 100 homes

    22/09/2011

    A collection of run-down garages could soon be turned into almost 100 new homes after a council agreed in principle to the change.

  • The two faces of Simon Jenkins

    22/09/2011

    Simon Jenkins is a good journalist and a good historian. But it seems that he is also something of a Jekyll and Hyde character.

  • Cameron reassures planning critics

    21/09/2011

    David Cameron has confirmed his commitment to the ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’ as the row over proposed planning reforms continues to rage.

  • Solving the land puzzle

    09/09/2011

    If organisations share buildings the leftover sites can be pieced together for development, says Alan Stokes

  • BSHF: ‘Relax rules to raise build rates’

    02/09/2011

    The government should relax planning permission in designated zones to allow communities to use land more effectively, the Building and Social Housing Foundation has said.

  • RDA assets due for transfer revealed

    26/08/2011

    A list of the regional development agency assets due to be transferred to the Homes and Communities Agency has been published.

  • Councils fail to identify five-year supply of land

    26/08/2011

    More than half of Welsh local authorites have failed to identify enough land to meet housing need over the next five years.

  • Housing associations to benefit from land release

    08/08/2011

    Housing associations can benefit from a government scheme to release land, but need to move quickly, according to a council that has been trialling the approach.

  • Public sector told to make better use of assets

    05/08/2011

    The government has called on councils to make better use of the assets they hold, as it published details of buildings and land owned by public sector bodies.

  • From valley to vale

    05/08/2011

    Wales needs to build 14,200 homes a year to meet urgent housing demand. Nick Duxbury kicks off our Wales special by finding out what’s holding it back

  • Planning minister backs Inside Housing campaign

    29/07/2011

    The planning minister has pledged support for Inside Housing’s campaign to free up extra housing land, by helping to pinpoint suitable public sector plots.

  • Landlords call for rail station to help create 2,500 homes

    28/07/2011

    A group of social landlords say the creation of a Crossrail station in a deprived part of London could lead to the development of thousands of homes.

  • Health service urged to sell spare land for homes

    21/07/2011

    Government plans to build thousands of new homes have received a boost after the NHS confirmed it was looking at selling off surplus land.

  • Pathfinder scheme achieves council savings

    20/07/2011

    A pathfinder scheme has found local authorities can save money and improve services by making better use of assets including land.

  • Authority seeks land for house building

    19/07/2011

    A London council is calling for landowners to bring forward sites for development as part of a commitment to deliver 320 homes a year.

  • Politicians assess potential of public land

    18/07/2011

    A cross-party group of MPs and peers will examine how local authorities can use their £250 billion property assets to boost growth.

  • Experts concerned by planning framework

    15/07/2011

    The forthcoming national planning policy framework lacks detail around plans for the provision of affordable housing, experts have warned.

  • Beating the build barriers

    15/07/2011

    In the latest instalment of the Get on our Land campaign, Caroline Thorpe visits Arun Council to find out how it is giving away land to kick-start development.

  • HCA delivery panel fails to woo councils

    15/07/2011

    The Homes and Communities Agency has launched a publicity drive to encourage more councils to use its panel of approved contractors after just 15 per cent of England’s local authorities signed up.

  • The waiting game

    01/07/2011

    In week two of our campaign to free up land for development, Inside Housing visits Basildon to find out how people on the housing waiting list feel about the lack of affordable homes. Photography and words by Simon Brandon

  • Get on our land

    24/06/2011

    Solving the national housing crisis starts with unlocking land for development. Today, Inside Housing launches a new campaign to do just that. Caroline Thorpe reports

  • Jump on board

    24/06/2011

    ‘Get on our land!’ may not seem the most likely rallying cry for the housing industry, but we at Inside Housing believe that it is the most important.