Planning news – 20 April 2023

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

1,500 homes approved for garden town
East Herts District Council has granted planning permission for the seventh Gilston village, which will complete the planned development at Harlow and Gilston Garden Town.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

DLUHC proposes planning permission requirement for short-term lets
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is consulting on proposals that would see planning permission required for an existing home to be used as a short-term let, introduced through a new use class.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Plans submitted for redevelopment of RAF Quedgeley
An outline planning application for nearly 28,000 square metres of new flexible employment floor space at the former RAF Quedgeley site has been submitted to Stroud District Council.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Bellway development approved near Warrington
Warrington Borough Council has granted planning permission for the development of a 3.8-hectare plot at Tanyard Farm in Lymm, near Warrington.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Proposals lodged for Caerphilly solar farm
Caerphilly County Borough Council has submitted proposals to develop the largest publicly-owned solar farm in Wales.
Roger Milne, The Planner

News round-up
– Government cancels smart motorway plans
– Fareham Local Plan 2037 adopted by council
– BPF and UK PropTech Association to merge
– Tower Hamlets named ‘Tree Cities of the World’
– House of Hammonds building awarded government grant
– And more stories…
Prithvi Pandya, The Planner