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Planning

  • Research Briefing

    Comparison of the planning systems in the four UK countries: 2016 update

    Wednesday, 20 January, 2016

    The differences between the way that planning legislation and policy operate in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has changed rapidly over recent years. Find out what's changed recently and on forthcoming changes in a January 2016 updated version of this paper.

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    The Energy Bill 2015-16: Background and changes in the Lords

    Thursday, 14 January, 2016

    The Energy Bill 2015-16 has been debated and Amended in the House of Lords. This paper provides a summary of those changes along with relevant background information for its debate in the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Housing and Planning Bill: Report on Committee Stage

    Tuesday, 29 December, 2015

    This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the Housing and Planning Bill's progress in Public Bill Committee. The paper summarises Government amendments to the Bill and discussion on the Opposition's attempts to amend the Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Regional Development Policy 2010 – 2015: a Summary

    Wednesday, 23 December, 2015

    This note provides a summary of four regional development initiatives undertaken by the Coalition Government.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Solar farms: funding, planning and impacts

    Wednesday, 16 December, 2015

    This Commons Library Briefing paper sets out recent policy updates and issues related to funding, the planning process and agricultural issues for solar farm developments.

    • Research Briefing
    • Energy
    • Farming and fishing
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Housing and Planning Bill 2015-16

    Thursday, 22 October, 2015

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides background and comment on the Housing and Planning Bill 2015-16. The Bill was presented on 13 October 2015 and is scheduled to receive its Second Reading on 2 November 2015.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
  • Debate Pack

    Effect of Gypsies and Travellers on local communities: Westminster Hall debate

    Tuesday, 09 June, 2015

    This page provides links to Library briefing, Parliamentary debates and statements, and press coverage as background for the Westminster Hall debate, Effect of Gypsies and Travellers on local communities, on Wednesday 10 June.

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
    • Planning
  • Debate Pack

    Opposition Day Debate on Housing

    Tuesday, 09 June, 2015

    This page provides Library briefings, statistics and other relevant information for the wide ranging Opposition Day Debate on Housing scheduled for Wednesday 10 June 2015.

    • Debate Pack
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    The Parties’ housing policy commitments 2015

    Thursday, 19 March, 2015

    This note collates public commitments made on housing policy by the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP and the Green Party ahead of the publication of the parties' 2015 election manifestos.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Elections
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Infrastructure Bill: Planning Provisions

    Tuesday, 20 January, 2015

    The Infrastructure Bill 2014-15 would make changes to the planning system: to change the process of development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects, and to allow certain types of planning conditions to be regarded as discharged if a local planning authority took too long to determine an official application to discharge them. This note sets out these provisions and comment on them in more detail.

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Infrastructure Bill [HL]

    Thursday, 04 December, 2014

    This is a ‘portmanteau’ bill, covering a number of separate but related areas.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Energy
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 2013-14

    Tuesday, 22 April, 2014

    This paper has been prepared for the House of Commons Second Reading stage of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill, scheduled for 28 April.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
    • Planning
    • Rail
  • Research Briefing

    Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders

    Wednesday, 30 October, 2013

    This Library paper provides information on the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder programme which was initiated under the Labour Government in 2002 and which operated until 2011.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Comparison of the planning systems in the four UK countries

    Wednesday, 19 June, 2013

    This paper has been prepared as an initiative of the Inter-Parliamentary Research and Information Network (IPRIN) with contributions from research staff working for each of the four UK legislatures.

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Growth and Infrastructure Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Thursday, 13 December, 2012

    This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill. It complements Research Paper 12/61 prepared for Commons Second Reading

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Housing and planning
    • Local government
    • Planning
    • Work and incomes

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