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National Housing Bank Appoints Two Non-Executive Directors

The National Housing Bank, a newly launched UK public finance institution and subsidiary of Homes England, has appointed Chris Taylor and Simon Pistell as independent non-executive directors. Taylor chairs Real Estate at Federated Hermes and MEPC, while Pistell serves as Risk Director at Legal & General. The bank aims to deliver over 500,000 homes and unlock £53 billion of private investment over ten years.

Impact&Places JV Acquires Ferrous Site, 2,250 Homes Planned

Impact&Places Partnership (joint venture between Homes England, Capital&Centric, and Swiss Life Asset Managers) has acquired the Ferrous neighbourhood development site in Manchester. The partnership is backed by an £860 million investment commitment over the next decade targeting residential-led regeneration. The acquisition will deliver 107 rental apartments initially, contributing to a planned total of 2,250 homes across the UK. First completions are expected mid-to-late 2028.

S62A/2025/0150 Decision - Roof Extension and 8-bed HMO, 265-267 Church Road, Bristol

The Planning Inspectorate has issued a decision notice for Section 62A planning application S62A/2025/0150 at 265-267 Church Road, Bristol, BS5 9HU. The application by McGowan Hayes Property Ltd proposed a second floor roof extension, demolition and rebuilding of a single storey rear extension, change of use of upper floors and part of ground floor to a large 8-bed HMO, and new shopfronts to retained ground floor commercial units. The application was validated on 22 January 2026 with representations accepted until 24 February 2026. Decision was issued on 9 April 2026.

Springwell Solar Farm Granted Development Consent, North Kesteven

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent to Springwell Energy Farm Ltd for the Springwell Solar Farm project in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire. The project includes a solar farm, battery storage, and supporting grid connection infrastructure. This marks the 106th energy application examined by the Planning Inspectorate under the Planning Act 2008, completed within the statutory timescale.

Enforcement Appeals Go Digital: Paper Forms Cease 1 June 2026

The Planning Inspectorate announced that from 1 May 2026, paper enforcement appeal forms will no longer be issued, and from 1 June 2026, paper forms will no longer be accepted. All planning and enforcement appeals must be submitted via the Appeal a Planning Decision digital service. Affected appeal types include enforcement notices, enforcement notice listed building, and lawful development certificate appeals.

Board Meeting Minutes 2023-2026 - The Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate published a transparency data page listing Board meeting minutes from January 2024 through January 2026. The page aggregates 14 meeting minute documents spanning from January 2024 to January 2026, with the most recent meeting recorded on 22 January 2026. These documents provide public access to internal governance records of the government body responsible for planning appeals and examinations in England.

YMCA Thames Gateway Grading Under Review

The Regulator of Social Housing has published its view that YMCA Thames Gateway's regulatory grading is under review for meeting regulatory standards. The judgement applies to social housing providers in England. This page provides public access to the landlord's current regulatory status and links to further information about how regulatory gradings are determined.

Incommunities Limited Regulatory Judgement Updated

The Regulator of Social Housing has published an updated regulatory judgement for Incommunities Limited (L4476), a social housing landlord. This update supersedes the previous judgement published on 24 April 2013 and reflects the RSH's current view on how well the landlord is meeting regulatory standards. The judgement applies to England only.

Regulatory Judgements and Enforcement Notices Updated April 2026

The Regulator of Social Housing has published an updated regulatory judgements and enforcement notices table for registered landlords in England. The latest update was published on 15 April 2026. Regulatory judgements and enforcement notices represent the regulator's official view on how well registered landlords are meeting RSH standards.