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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed in his Conservative Party Conference speech that the Northern leg of HS2, which would have connected Birmingham with Manchester, has been cancelled.
Read more…Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Housing and planning minister Rachel Maclean has written to the 10 local planning authorities threatened with designation, noting the improved speed with which decisions were being made.
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On the second day of the National Planning Conference we have the privilege of welcoming Wei Yang, of Wei Yang & Partners, to chair an exclusive session which will focus on planning practices from around the world.
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Almost 80% of local authority planning and placemaking teams had difficulty attracting qualified and skilled candidates to fill vacancies.
Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey.
Read more…A round-up of planning news…
Read more…Housebuilder Redrow Homes has lodged outline proposals for a new neighbourhood providing more than 1,500 new homes on the edge of Wrexham’s city centre.
Read more…South Norfolk Council has granted full planning permission for the construction of Long Stratton bypass and more than 1,800 homes.
Read more…The Comer Homes Group is to appeal against an enforcement notice issued by Greenwich Council saying that the Mast Quay II development must be demolished.
Read more…The UK Government has announced a £1.1 billion investment in 55 towns across the UK, which it says is part of a long-term plan for towns that have been ‘overlooked and taken for granted’.
Read more…Developers will be required to deliver 10 per cent biodiversity net gain (BNG) from January 2024, delayed from November 2023.
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