‘Labour must not blame “NIMBYs” for a broken Tory planning system’
Labour are right to think the planning system is held back by ‘blockers’. The mistake they seem to…
Planning
Interview: Is Andrew Western parliament’s most YIMBY politician?
Andrew Western has a good claim to being the Parliamentary Labour Party’s most committed YIMBY. LabourList talks housing,…
Labour fleshes out plans to ’tilt balance of power’ within housing market
Labour’s housing policy blitz continues to roll on – not even taking a break over the long weekend.…
Labour today: Burnham sees red, NEC grabs Birmingham, Keir tackles nimbies
Good morning. It’s a busy day too, so we thought we’d try out a slightly different format for…
PMQs: Strident Starmer tells Sunak to “just build some houses”
Keir Starmer has been on the attack over housing and home ownership in the last few weeks. On…
Back our “use-it-or-lose-it” planning bill, Labour tells Conservative rebels
Labour has called on Tory backbenchers to back its own “use-it-or-lose-it” legislation that would aim to speed up…
Labour launches campaign against “developers’ charter” planning reforms
Steve Reed is set to invite all local authorities to help force a government U-turn on controversial planning…
Labour motion on planning reforms passed by Commons as Tories abstains
A Labour motion calling on the government to “protect the right of communities to object to individual planning…
The government has missed a golden opportunity to end the housing crisis
The government’s proposed revolution of our planning system will take away the voice of local communities, create hollowed-out…
Why we should worry about the steady creep of permitted development rights
The government last month unveiled changes to ‘permitted development rights’. These rights mean that it’s possible to undertake…
