All Planning articles
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NewsBusiness rates announcement expected in days
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to raise business rates for fulfilment warehouses to pay for cutting rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues by 20%
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NewsChick-fil-A to open first UK drive-thru near Glasgow
The American QSR chain, which trades from two locations in England and two in Northern Ireland, is set to take over a former KFC unit in Hamilton’s Palace Grounds Retail Park
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NewsPizza Pilgrims: ‘The best is yet to come’
The Neapolitan pizza group says its new ownership structure positions it for an ‘exciting phase of growth’ as it reports revenue of nearly £60m and a return to profit
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NewsAndy Burnham plans ‘Amazon tax’ to cut high street business rates
Labour’s presumptive PM in waiting has said there is a case for higher business rates on warehouses to fund a cut for pubs and music venues
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NewsAndy Burnham pledges ‘high street renaissance’
In a wide-ranging speech, Burnham argued that revitalised high streets could become “the new symbol of Britain’s renaissance”, driven by reforms to business rates and a broader shift in economic policy.
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NewsLondon Mayor relaunches Summer Streets project
Sadiq Khan has committed £500,000 to support al fresco dining and events in the capital this summer
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Weekend PressEveryone wants to save Soho – but no one can agree on what that actually means
London’s mayor says people who dislike nightlife shouldn’t live in the city’s party district, but the restaurateurs who live and work there think the debate is more complicated than that, The Independent reports
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NewsRobert De Niro angers locals with plan for Nobu rural retreat
Proposals by the Hollywood actor’s hospitality group include demolishing a golf course near Stamford, The Telegraph reports
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OpinionHeaven and the fault lines of the licensing system
An iconcic LGBTQ+ nightclub was nearly shut down due to a concocted campaign of AI-generated complaints, a case which demonstrates the vulnerable position of night-time businesses, and how shaky evidence can trigger a licensing review
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Weekend PressBritain’s high streets ‘dragged down by vape shops’
Communities secretary Steve Reed has vowed the government will restore pride in run-down towns, the Sunday Telegraph reports
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NewsGovernment sets out business rates package for pubs
Pubs in England will get a 15% cut to their business rates bills from April followed by a two-year real-terms freeze under support measures announced by the Chancellor
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NewsOver 300 businesses sign letter demanding support in budget
Major hospitality businesses including Big Table Group, Greene King, KFC, Loungers, Stonegate and Wagamama are among the signatories to UKHospitality’s open letter to the Chancellor
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Lib Dems to pledge pub planning policy in election manifesto
The Liberal Democrats will pledge to force developers to submit planning permission before a pub can be converted to another use or demolished in its General Election manifesto, according to MP Greg Mulholland.
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"Important role" of pubs recognised in policy
London boroughs have been encouraged to develop specific policies to protect pubs in Mayor Boris Johnson’s new planning policy for the capital, which for the first time recognises the “important role” of pubs
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NewsMPs vote against bid to tighten pub planning laws
The Parliamentary vote to stop pubs being converted or demolished without planning permission has been narrowly defeated.
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NewsGovernment set to strengthen planning legislation for pubs
The Government has said it intends to introduce legislation meaning planning permission would be required to change the use of or demolish a pub listed as an asset of community value (ACV).
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MPs table pub protection amendment to planning bill
MPs from the Parliamentary Save the Pub Group have tabled an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill, seeking to “end the scandal” of pubs being demolished or turned into supermarkets without planning permission.
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CAMRA's planning law campaign boost
Action by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to close the planning loophole allowing pubs to be converted or demolished without planning permission is gathering momentum, with more than 10,000 people having signed the petition.
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Retail and leisure development confirmed for Woking
Planning permission for a retail-led development in Woking town centre has been approved to create an area for shopping with a hotel, residential apartments and public space
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MPs say planning loopholes must be closed
MPs across the political divide have called for the Government to close a loophole that allows pubs to demolished or converted without planning permission