PM acknowledges ‘risks’ with increased use of AI in government
09 Apr Planning

PM acknowledges ‘risks’ with increased use of AI in government

Starmer tells MPs downsides of technology must be balanced against “huge opportunities”
by Jim Dunton
MHCLG creates new unit to push cross-department approach to new towns
29 Sep Planning
MHCLG creates new unit to push cross-department approach to new towns
Reeves appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to 'help drive through reforms'
16 Sep Planning
Reeves appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to 'help drive through reforms'
Reeves: Planning reforms to deliver 'biggest growth impact for policy with no fiscal cost'
27 Mar Planning
Reeves: Planning reforms to deliver 'biggest growth impact for policy with no fiscal cost'
Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
23 Jan Planning
Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
Planning reforms will give campaigners just one chance to challenge major projects in the courts, PM says
Darlington hub gets planning permission
08 Aug 2024 Planning
Darlington hub gets planning permission
Government building, set for completion in 2027, will provide offices for more than 1,400 civil servants
Tunnel vision: Former government complex could become tourist attraction
08 Jan 2024 Planning
Tunnel vision: Former government complex could become tourist attraction
Developer lodges plans to open up subterranean network in Holborn that inspired James Bond author Ian Fleming
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
21 Sep 2023 Planning
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
Department has missed its deadline for responding to committee reports by six months on average this session
Railway bridge remedials signal tensions between National Highways and local planners
15 Aug 2023 Planning
Railway bridge remedials signal tensions between National Highways and local planners
National Highways provides update on removal of infill from Cumbrian bridge, amid ongoing tension with local authorities and heritage campaigners over management of Historical Railways Estate
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
01 Dec 2022 Planning
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
Disruption halted publication but Sunak will not scrap ODPs in the long run, minister confirms
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
20 Sep 2022 Planning
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
Chancellor also eyes new “low-tax growth zones” and planning reforms in mini-budget
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
14 Jun 2022 Planning
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
Kirsty Shaw joins from the Care Quality Commission
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
19 May 2022 Planning
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
Public Accounts Committee says the department officials failed to properly warn ministers of how severe potential fraud levels might be
From the editor: Sorry isn't so hard to say
26 Apr 2022 Planning
From the editor: Sorry isn't so hard to say
As the Grenfell Inquiry unfolds, politicians – and some senior officials – must acknowledge their role in systems which are failing
Ex-perm sec tells Grenfell Inquiry of ‘deep regret’ that DCLG ‘didn’t see’ its oversight role
17 Mar 2022 Planning
Ex-perm sec tells Grenfell Inquiry of ‘deep regret’ that DCLG ‘didn’t see’ its oversight role
Melanie Dawes warns other departments may have their own regulatory catastrophe hidden under the radar
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
11 Jan 2022 Planning
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
Perm sec seeks ministerial direction over £27m funding request for post-Grenfell fire alarms