Following the success of last year’s inaugural National Planning Conference, Planning Portal and Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) are incredibly excited to be working together to deliver the second event, which this year will take place on 9 – 10 November at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre.
Read more…June is Pride month in the UK and Planning Portal would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some of the crucial work that is currently happening within the planning and building sectors to encourage equity, diversity and inclusion.
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There was a total of 51,598 applications submitted through the Planning Portal in May 2023.
Read more…In November last year we published an article in which Peter Baker, then Chief Inspector of Buildings, reflected on a year of Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Planning Gateway One and the positive impacts that the scheme was already having on fire safety within the planning and building industries.
Read more…Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
£10m to improve Traveller sites
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has allocated £10 million in funding to councils for improving Traveller sites.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Bill to safeguard scheduled monuments in Wales gains royal assent
Legislation intended to better protect scheduled monuments and listed buildings in Wales has received royal assent.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Panel for Teesworks review announced
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has appointed the panel that will independently review the Tees Valley Combined Authority’s oversight of the South Tees Development Corporation and Teesworks Joint Venture.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Views sought on electricity upgrade project in Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
National Grid is consulting with communities in the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire on proposals for a new electricity power line project.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Leeds Bradford Airport in planning condition breach
Leeds Bradford Airport has breached a planning condition restricting night-time movements, exceeding the limits by 25 per cent over the summer of 2022.
Ben Gosling, The Planner
Designation process for new national park in Wales gears up
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been commissioned by the Welsh Government to evaluate the case for the first new national park in Wales in almost 70 years.
Roger Milne, The Planner
Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Bakerloo line backed by London councils
All 33 of London’s boroughs have backed the extension of the Bakerloo line under a new infrastructure framework.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Outline permission sought for large housing scheme in South East
An outline planning application has been lodged with Thanet District Council for up to 1,461 homes for agricultural land on the north-east side of Nash Road in Margate, Kent.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Construction begins on £200m Cambridge station
The government has announced funding of £200 million to build a new railway station in south Cambridge, which it says will create 300 jobs during construction.
Prithvi Pandya, The Planner
Following on from the huge success of last year’s debut event, the National Planning Conference is back for 2023!
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Planning Portal are delighted to announce that we have been accepted as members of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Development (UKBCSD).
Read more…Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Land-use task force required in the UK
The Geospatial Commission recommends that a Land Use Analysis Taskforce should be established to make sure national priorities related to infrastructure, housing, agriculture and the environment are delivered across the UK.
Stockport names its partner for town centre scheme
Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) has announced that it is partnering with The English Cities Fund (ECF) on a long-term joint venture that will see the development of an eight-acre site in the town centre.
Consultation begins on revised transport plan for the North
Transport for the North (TfN) has launched a 12-week statutory consultation for its revised Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for the north of England.
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