Planning news – 19 July 2018

NPPF to be published before ‘summer recess’, says housing secretary
Housing secretary James Brokenshire has said he hopes a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will be ready ‘before the summer recess’, which starts on the 24 July.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

HM Land Registry launches digital register
HM Land Registry has introduced its new digital Local Land Charges (LLC) Register.
Prithvi Pandya, The Planner

New office tower approved in London
The City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee has granted planning permission for a skyscraper, the Cheesegrater 2, at 100 Leadenhall.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

NPPF should include provision for electric vehicles
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will ensure that local planning policies can incorporate facilities for charging electric vehicles, according to the government’s Road to Zero Strategy.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Consent for key Cardiff city centre redevelopment
The initial phase of the regeneration of the Brains Brewery site in the heart of the capital has been approved by the city council.
Roger Milne, The Planner

Arlingham landowner guilty of planning breaches
A landowner has been found guilty of breaching a planning enforcement notice for two buildings he did not take down and which were built without planning permission on his farm in Arlingham.
Laura Edgar, The Planner