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Planning, building and the environment

This section contains the latest news, ministerial speeches, statements and articles from the planning, building and environment site.

For a full list of statistical releases, please visit the statistics pages of the website.

Please note this newsroom will display content from across the site until further notice.

Plan to boost British housebuilding, jobs and the economy

On 6 September 2012, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, alongside the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, set out a major housing and planning package.
- Added: 6 September 2012
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
Common sense planning reform to create more homes and boost the high street

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has approved a new measure that will increase the number of homes in town centres and help increase footfall on high streets.
- Added: 1 September 2012
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
Cash boost for communties supporting neighbourhood planning

New funding to help communities bring jobs and homes to their neighbourhood using improved planning powers was announced today by Planning Minister Greg Clark.
- Added: 29 August 2012
- Site: Planning, building and the environment

Local statistics

Written Ministerial Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on changes to the publication of the Department's statistics.
- Published: 18 September 2012
- Statement by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP
Unpublished research reports: Planning, building and the environment

Written Ministerial Statement on unpublished research reports covering the topics of planning, building and the environment.
- Published: 18 September 2012
- Statement by The Rt Hon Don Foster MP
Housing and growth

Oral Statement by Communites and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles on housing and growth.
- Published: 6 September 2012
- Statement by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP