There have been a good deal of planning policy updates made or announced recently, here is a quick rundown of those that will see changes made to our content and services.
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Transport secretary grants DCO for A303 Stonehenge bypass
A development consent order (DCO) for a two-lane dual carriageway for the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down in Wiltshire past Stonehenge World Heritage Site has been granted by transport secretary Mark Harper.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Council to pay £468,000 over Ryder Cup golf course development
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council will pay a developer’s legal bill of nearly £468,000 after refusing a 1,036-home scheme against officer advice.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Hornsea Four granted development consent
Energy secretary Grant Shapps has granted a development consent order (DCO) for Hornsea Project Four Wind Farm, against the advice of the Planning Inspectorate.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
There was a total of 53,746 applications submitted through the Planning Portal in June 2023.
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We are pleased to announce the website for the National Planning Conference 2023 has been launched – meaning you can now purchase tickets for the event!
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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
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