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Despite economic uncertainty and Building Safety Act Gateway 2 delays, the property sector in the North has continued to move at pace delivering sheds, beds, and everything in between.

Rachel Reeves said government changes to planning laws will tear down barriers to growth after a raft of planning reforms received Royal Assent.

Proposed reforms to national planning policy will be the biggest shake-up for the system in more than a decade, according to the government.

The Planning Inspectorate will launch a recruitment drive for extra inspectors in the new year, hot on the heels of government moves to hurry through local plan reviews.

Warehouses are no longer the freezing, utilitarian buildings of the 1980s – today’s industrial and logistics facilities target occupiers who demand strong sustainability credentials, quality offices, and green spaces, according to Stuart Murray, national customer development and leasing director at Harworth.

The Scottish city will rightfully take its seat on the international stage in Cannes next March, joining the likes of Manchester, Liverpool, London, Blackpool, Salford, and more in championing the UK’s investment potential.

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has warned local authorities currently working without an adopted local plan to pick up the pace – or risk central government stepping in to take over.

Citing Labour’s “overhaul” of the planning system as proof that this government is an agent of change, chancellor Rachel Reeves was borderline buoyant throughout her Budget speech despite the early release of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report stealing much of her thunder.