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Lawyers divided on impact of planning reforms

Lawyers are divided on whether reforms to the government’s National Planning Policy Framework are delivering on promises to unleash a wave of housebuilding, says a research report.

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Minister urges planning flexibility

Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook MP has written to the Planning Inspectorate outlining his expectation that local plans submitted in the current plan-making system should be treated with an appropriate degree of flexibility.

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Contractor fined after accident kills worker

Contractor Lanes Group Limited was fined £800,000, after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches that led to the death of a worker on a construction site in Leeds.

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Report attacks construction analyses that produce short term fixes that do not work

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published new research on the construction industry’s capacity to meet key targets, including the delivery of 1.5 million new homes by 2029.

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Small nuclear reactor consultation launched

A consultation has been launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on an application for a regulatory justification decision on the ‘Rolls-Royce SMR’ (small modular reactor).

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Construction Law latest print issue published

The latest issue of Construction Law’s print edition is arriving on subscriber’s desks, and articles can be accessed by subscribers now on the Construction Law website. Editor Nick Barrett suggests that the Treasury could start with a clearer definition of why one multi-million pound project is to be regarded as ‘mega’, yet another isn’t, when it responds to Public Accounts Committee criticism of how it proposes to oversee mega project delivery. 

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Government commits to creating new towns after potential locations identified

The government has confirmed it will go ahead with the next generation of new towns across England, following publication of an independent report from the New Towns Taskforce that recommends twelve locations as potential sites.

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Housing minister denies peer is preparing another planning bill

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has denied reports that a Conservative peer has been asked to write another planning bill containing stronger measures to block judicial reviews of major planning decisions.

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Use of Competitive Flexible Procedure for public sector procurement rises, finds report

Pre tender notices are being published at record levels and large contracts and frameworks are driving use of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, according to a report on the first six months of the Procurement Act 2023.

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Bigger role predicted for ADR in dispute resolution

Ashurst’s 2025 Mediator Survey, which captures the perspectives of 20 leading mediators, suggests that early scepticism over the impact of compulsory mediation is likely to be overcome.

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