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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.

Planning decision performance improves in 07-08

The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) hit 25 per cent more of its key performance targets in 2007-08.
- Added: 15 May 2008
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
Housing and jobs boost for East of England

A new twenty year vision to deliver badly needed housing, infrastructure and new jobs for the East of England was published today by Communities Minister, Parmjit Dhanda.
- Added: 12 May 2008
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
Twelve experts sign up for eco-towns challenge

Twelve experts from the worlds of design, the environment, transport and sustainability have signed up to join the Eco-towns Challenge and play a key role in shaping the future of the biggest new towns programme in the UK for forty years.
- Added: 9 April 2008
- Site: Planning, building and the environment

Beauty vs. brutality

Speech by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears to a conference on planning hosted by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
- Published: 25 March 2008
- Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP
Quality of life, not just quantity of homes

Speech by Housing Minister Caroline Flint to the Ecobuild 2008 conference.
- Published: 27 February 2008
- Speech by The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
Sustainable Development 08 Conference

Speech by Iain Wright MP to the Sustainable Development 08 conference.
- Published: 21 February 2008
- Speech by Iain Wright MP