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Hot Property - How Does Your Home Compare?

A new scheme will make checking the energy-efficiency of new homes even easier

Leicestershire Structure Plan Proposed Modification

HBF representations on the Structure Plan

Worcester City Local Plan - Revised Deposit

HBFepresentations regarding the Worcester City Local Plan

Deputy Prime Minister pledges radical action to increase house building

Statement by Rt Hon John Prescott MP - 18 July 2002

PPG3 Casebook

The planning policy guidance (PPG) 3 casebook has been updated. It provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of PPG3 related appeal cases and details of how…

Pembrokeshire JUDP HBF response June 2002

Comments on Policies 1 - Sequential approach, 2 - Provision of Employment, 3 - The Provision of housing, 8 - Allocation of Employmnet Land, 40 - Allocation of …

Building a Crisis - Housing Supply in Britain

This briefing note examines the housing supply crisis in England, drawing on 'Building a Crisis: Housing Under-supply in England', an HBF report written by eco…

Planning obligations

Report to national planning committee June 2002 on planning obligations