Provision of affordable housing
When you apply for planning permission for residential development the local planning authority will decide whether, and if so, how much, affordable housing should be provided on the site. Each local authority has a policy in their development plan which sets the threshold beyond which affordable housing should be provided. National Planning [...]
Climate Change Agreements were introduced in 2001 so that energy intensive industries could benefit from an 80% reduction in the Climate Change Levy if they were able to meet challenging energy efficiency targets. The system recognised that the imposition of the Climate Change Levy could make energy intensive industries less competitive by increasing their costs. [...]
The Government has issued a consultation paper setting out detailed proposals to change the local authority building control charging regime. The changes aim to introduce more flexibility, accuracy and transparency into the way local authorities charge for building control with the intention of achieving fairer charges for everyone. Everyone involved in development work, from local [...]
Community Infrastructure Levy
The Government announced in the Budget that the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy will be delayed until 6 April 2010 instead of being introduced in the autumn of 2009 as originally intended. Whilst this is welcome in the property sector particularly with declining land values, the delay is not for a significant [...]
