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Carrick District Council Waste Storage Supplementary Planning Document

HBF highlights inconsistencies with National Planning Policy

HBF stresses importance of land supply to meet housing needs

Responding to figures from the Department for Communities & Local Government which show that previously-developed land holds the potential to accommodate 1 mil…

Bury MBC Core Strategy Issues and Options Consultation August 2006

Bury MBC Core Strategy Issues and Options completed questionnaire

Rossendale Statement of Community Involvement Submission Draft Consultation August 2006

HBF response to Rossendale Statement of Community Involvement Submission Draft

Scarborough Statement of Community Involvement Submission Draft Consultation August 2006

HBF response to Scarborough Statement of Community Involvement Submission Draft

Derwentside Statement of Community Involvement Submission Draft Consultation August 2006

HBF response to Derwentside Statement of Community Involvement Submission Draft

HBF Weekly News Summary 25 August 2006

A weekly news summary covering all aspects of the housebuilding industry. Available to members only.

Forest of Dean LDF Housing Issues and Options Paper

HBF raises concerns in terms of housing allocations and land supply, distirbution of allocations, density of development and affordable housing.

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Brades Village Draft SPD

HBF raises concerns in terms of density and building heights requirements.

West Midlands Draft RSS Phase 1 Revision Black Country Reponse

HBF raises concerns in response to the localtional strategy, prescriptive housing design and density policies, exclusion of the revised household projections a…