There was a total of 52,274 applications submitted through the Planning Portal in October 2022.
Read more…Regeneration scheme in Blackpool gets levelling up cash
Levelling up Secretary Michael Gove has announced that the Blackpool Central project will receive £40 million in levelling up funding.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Permission sought for 2,200 homes in West Sussex
An outline planning application for a mixed-use development in Bersted, West Sussex, has been submitted to Arun District Council.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Go-ahead for Afan Valley adventure resort
Detailed proposals for a £250 million tourist attraction in Neath Port Talbot’s Afan Valley were given the go-ahead this week by the council.
Roger Milne, The Planner
161,000 electric vehicle charge points needed across the North to support decarbonisation
The north of England must install 470 electric vehicle-charging points a week between now and 2025 to meet its decarbonisation ambitions.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Report: Gaps in policy make it tough to track buildings’ carbon output
There are several ‘critical’ gaps in the UK’s carbon policy that must be addressed if net-zero goals are to be met by 2050.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Planning’s Traveller definition discriminates, rules Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the planning policy definition of Gypsies and Travellers discriminates against disabled and elderly members of the community.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
There is less than a week to go until the National Planning Conference, and ticket sales end today!
With the date fast approaching, and we are really getting excited for the wide range of speakers we’ve assembled to talk on the most pertinent issues facing our industry today. We want to take this opportunity to discuss one of them –focused on the digital tools planners have available to them today!
Digital technology is becoming ubiquitous, but will planners need to be digital experts in the future to make use of emerging technology? In this track we explore how the profession’s skills will need to adapt to unlock the sector’s digital future.
Read more…The National Planning Conference is fast approaching and you only have until 7pm on Friday 11 November to book your ticket, make sure you secure your place today!
The conference will see two great sessions: ‘Resource planning – the future of the profession’ and ‘Planning for People’.
Read more…There is just one week before the start of the National Planning Conference 2022 and the last day to buy tickets for the event is tomorrow, Friday 11 November – sales end at 7pm.
The conference will be held on 17 and 18 November at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. It will be the first event of its kind, hosted in collaboration between the Planning Portal and the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Together, these organisations have an unrivalled knowledge of our sectors. We are very excited to welcome speakers and delegates from across our industries to the conference to share their knowledge and ideas.
What is happening at the conference?
The event offers two unique days of accredited continuous professional development. There will also be free voluntary wellness breakout sessions, and on the evening of the first day a gala dinner, tickets for which are available for purchase separately.
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There is just now eight days to go until the National Planning Conference, which will be held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole on 17 and 18 November.
We will welcome a range of speakers from across the planning industry to speak on a host of the most important issues facing the world of planning today.
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With just ten days to go until the National Planning Conference 2022, we are delighted to share the full conference agenda with you all!
The National Planning conference, held on 17 and 18 November, will be the first event of its kind, hosted in collaboration between the Planning Portal and the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Tickets for the conference are on sale until the end of this week – with the cut-off date for purchase being 11 November.
Read more…FMB members support retrofitting UK homes
Small builders are in favour of a long-term plan to retrofit homes to reduce energy consumption and make them more energy efficient.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Football team and development firm join forces on regeneration project
Wates Partnerships and Aldershot Town Football Club have agreed to deliver homes on land around the EBB Stadium, which will facilitate the regeneration of the football stadium in the town centre.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
We’re pleased to announce the following fixes and improvements to our planning application service, which will be put in place this evening, Thursday 3 November 2022.
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