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Tag Archives: policy
Self-Building Bridges
In a previous post I suggested that mainstream commercial developers and the major house-builders regard selling development land as serviced self-build plots as nothing more than a lot of hassle and a lost profit margin – and that the new … Continue reading
Posted in Development/Land-Use
Tagged Community Right to Build, consensus/support, demand, development, house-builders, housing delivery, local services, NPPF, planning, policy, value
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Self-Build: The Price is Right
As described in the previous posts, the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) places local authorities under a duty to assess and cater for the demand for self-build land in their area. East Staffordshire seem to be the first off … Continue reading
Posted in Development/Land-Use
Tagged demand, East Staffordshire, housing delivery, NPPF, policy, residual value, self build, value
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Self Build: First Off the Blocks?
And just in case you thought the idea of Local Authorities assessing the demand for self-build land in their area, and then catering for that demand, sounds far-fetched (see previous post), take a look at this.
Posted in Development/Land-Use
Tagged demand, East Staffordshire, Grant Shapps, housing delivery, NPPF, policy, self build
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The NPPF: A Game-Changer for Self Build?
There was a flurry of Tweet-traffic last week around the launch of Housing Minister Grant Shapps’ new self-build initiative. Regular readers may recall I wrote about this a couple of times last year – including this post where I suggested … Continue reading
Posted in Development/Land-Use
Tagged Building Design, Grant Shapps, housing delivery, NPPF, policy, self build
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At last!
Well it seems my pronouncement of the demise of the Community Right to Build two weeks ago was indeed premature! This week my CRTB Google-alert brought me this document from the Department of Communities and Local Government – their own … Continue reading
Posted in Community Right to Build
Tagged affordable housing, Community Right to Build, development, Localism Bill, policy
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The Community Right to Build is Dead?
Sure – you remember; the Community Right to Build? The flagship idea of the early days of the Localism agenda, and now law as part of the Localism Act. In the immediate aftermath of its announcement back in the late … Continue reading
How to CRTB #8 – HCA Eligibility Guidance
I noticed this week that the government’s Homes and Communitites Agency (the HCA) has issued guidance for Community Right to Build (CRTB) groups interested in applying for funding directly from the HCA’s Affordable Homes Programme.
Posted in Community Right to Build
Tagged affordable housing, Community Right to Build, HCA, policy
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Challenging Times for Affordable Housing
I attended a very good event on the future of affordable housing in Norfolk last week, hosted by Saffron Housing. Chief Executive Adam Ronaldson gave a sobering account of the impact that the credit crunch and recent government policy are … Continue reading
Posted in Development/Land-Use
Tagged affordable housing, CIL, development, house-builders, housing delivery, Localism Bill, policy, Saffron Housing
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How to CRTB #7 – New Draft Regulations
In the month of radio-silence here at Ruralise following the end of FANN-XI there was a little flurry of publications in connection with the Community Right to Build. Most interesting of these is a set of proposed Neighbourhood Planning Regulations, … Continue reading
Posted in Community Right to Build
Tagged Community Right to Build, DCLG, enfranchisement, policy, Regulations
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On the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
Earlier this week I was asked by a journalist from Building Design ‘what does the NPPF mean for architects?’ This caught me on the hop, despite the fact that I’ve been meaning to write something on the NPPF for some … Continue reading
Posted in Development/Land-Use
Tagged Building Design, design quality, Frettenham, GNDP Joint Core Strategy, land-use, NPPF, planning, policy, settlement pattern, sustainability
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