Planning news – 9 February 2023

Our planning news is published in association with ThePlanner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Government aims to create and restore 500,000 hectares of wildlife habitats
Environment secretary Dr Thérèse Coffey has set out the government’s Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, which commits the government to creating and restoring at least 500,000 hectares of wildlife habitats.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Framework for greener cities set out
Natural England has launched a new tool to increase green cover in towns and cities to 40 per cent.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Industrial estate plans approved in the Midlands
Coventry City Council has granted planning permission for plans to transform Stonebridge Trading Estate on Rowley Drive.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Extension to resource management facility granted
An application for the East Northants Resource Management Facility Western Extension has been granted a development consent order (DCO) by local government minister Lee Rowley.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Wales sets targets to meet 2035 renewable electricity goal
The Welsh Government is consulting on targets aimed at helping the country to meet its goal of getting all of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2035.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

News round-up
– Permission sought to redevelop Warwickshire rugby club
– London’s Fleet House office to be retrofitted
– Legal agreement paves way for 1,700 homes
– Greencore Construction acquires Milton Heights site
– And more stories…
Laura Edgar and Prithvi Pandya, The Planner