The Scottish Government is launching a consultation on potential measures to simplify planning processes and encourage the provision of new homes i

The government has announced £500 million for environmental planning reforms, including for the government’s flagship Nature Restoratio

The government has approved a funding package worth £121.8 million for the transformation of Quayside West at Forth Yards in Newcastle.

The Planning Inspectorate is asking customers, consumers and users to improve digital services.

The Scottish Government has announced £2.5 million for regeneration projects across Scotland.

High street in Truro

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to unlock growth for Cornwall through creating up to 1,300 jobs, thanks to a £28.6 million National Weal

Bricklayer

40,000 homes could be developed over the next decade, as the government unveils the start of a £1 billion development project to transform brownfield railway land into homes, green spaces, shops, and hotels.

Welcome to Scotland road sign

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £66 million settlement for Scottish transport, as part of the Spending Review.

The government has announced changes to planning and licensing rules to make it quicker and easier for new cafes, bars and music venues to open in

Busy street in London

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a £600,000 injection into revitalising 12 high streets in the capital, with each one to receive £50,000.

Cladding on building

The Building Safety (Wales) Bill was laid before the Senedd yesterday (7th July 2025), and forms part of a wider programme of reforms to improve safety in buildings across Wales, as part of the Welsh government’s broader response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

Housing and community concept

The government has set a target of building 300,000 new social and affordable homes through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, backed by £39 million announced in the recent Spending Review.

House under construction

The Planning Inspectorate is nationally rolling out their digital appeals service, which has been handling householder appeals (fast-track cases) and section 78 (full planning) appeals online in a pilot involving five London boroughs.

Model house being constructed

The government have announced their intention to reform the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to speed up newbuild applications being renewed, in a bid to boost development.

Construction workers on site

The Welsh cabinet secretary for economy, energy and planning, Rebecca Evans, announced several key decisions to speed up infrastructure decisions in Wales.

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