The British Property Federation has published its response to the Conservatives’ plans to localise the planning system claiming that it has no objections to localism “in principle” but that it should be implemented in order to enable “regeneration and investment”. The BPF highlights four key points which it wants policy makers to consider, including the [...]

Hugo Rifkind from the Times has written an entertaining article claiming “we are all NIMBYists now”. Following the Prince of Wales’ backing of the “Street Pride” initiative (which aims to encourage communities to mobilise in order to protect their own environments) Rifkind argues that across the country Britain’s NIMBYs are taking a stand.  Simon Ricketts, [...]

Shadow Local Government Minister, Stewart Jackson MP, has stated the publication of the Conservative Party’s policy paper on regeneration has been delayed until next year.  Jackson said that the report was originally due to be published this autumn in a paper also covering planning policy. The Party has, however, subsequently decided to publish separate regeneration [...]