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HBF Response - Defra consultation on an Environmental Permitting Programme

Environmental Permitting Programme. HBF has responded to this Defra consultation on options for creating a streamlined environmental permitting and compliance …

HBF Response - Defra consultation on an Environmental Permitting Programme

Environmental Permitting Programme. HBF has responded to this Defra consultation on options for creating a streamlined environmental permitting and compliance …

HBF Response - Defra consultation on Waste Strategy

Review of England’s Waste Strategy. HBF has responded to this Defra consultation.

HBF Response - Defra consultation on Waste Strategy

Review of England’s Waste Strategy. HBF has responded to this Defra consultation.

Code for Sustainable Homes - consultation closes.

The consultation on the Code for Sustainable Homes closed in March and almost immediately the Government announced that it was to ‘strengthen’ it.

Member Briefing - Sewers for Adoption - Edition 6 now published.

Sewers for Adoption - Edition 6 is now published and in force from 1 May 2006. HBF will be running some regional seminars jointly with the sewerage undertaker…

HBF Weekly News Summary, 2 June 2006

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

Chairman’s Monthly Update – June 2006

Summer no longer seems to herald the traditional dip in activity that our continental neighbours enjoy. It has, once again, been an extremely busy month.

HBF Weekly News Summary, 26 May 2006

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

HBF welcomes Affordable Rural Housing Commission Report

Responding to the report published today by the Affordable Rural Housing Commission, Stewart Baseley, Executive Chairman of the Home Builders Federation, says: