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A recent North Warwickshire appeal decision is a useful reminder of how strongly housing land supply is now influencing outcomes. The Inspector allowed up to 39 dwellings at Newton Regis even though the scheme conflicted with the settlement hierarchy and was found to be disproportionate in scale for a small village. The reason was simple: the Council could only show around 2.2 years of housing land supply , so the benefits of delivering housing, including 40% affordable h

The Housing Secretary is expected to announce a major change to the planning system. Under the reported plans, any proposal for 150 homes or more that a council intends to refuse would instead have to be referred to central Government for determination. This marks one of the most significant recent shifts in planning policy and reflects growing concern in Whitehall over slow housing delivery, stalled local plans and chronic under-supply across much of the country. Central

A recent High Court ruling has provided important clarification for developers and landowners promoting sites in the grey belt . The...