On 17 and 18 November 2022, professionals from across the planning industry will attend the first ever National Planning Conference at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
The conference will focus specifically on the unique opportunities that planning reforms taking place across the UK are presenting to our industry, and how we can embrace them.
Read more…Injunction secured against illegal development in Cheshire
The High Court has granted Cheshire East Council an injunction against a landowner and his wife for unauthorised development in a rural community.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Housing secretary modifies two councils’ Article 4 directions
Housing secretary Simon Clarke has intervened in two councils’ decisions to issue Article 4 directions to control commercial-to-residential permitted development rights (PDR).
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Is your company joining us for the National Planning Conference?
The National Planning Conference 2022 will be the first ever event of its kind, hosted in collaboration between the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Planning Portal and sponsored by Objective.
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With sustainability an increasingly pressing issue for developers, retrofitting has never been more relevant to Planners than it is today.
We have assembled a panel of industry experts to talk on this important topic at the National Planning Conference 2022.
Read more…Developer fined £150k for unauthorised work in Barrow
Housebuilder Mulberry Homes Ltd has been fined £150,000 for carrying out unauthorised work on land in Barrow.
The company pleaded guilty in court last week (11 October).
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Morley wins £24m from Towns Fund
Morley has received £24.3 million from the Towns Fund grant, following a submission of outline plans to the government in July.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
There was a total of 50,703 applications submitted through the Planning Portal in September 2022.
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There is now just one month to go until the National Planning Conference, which will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on 17 and 18 November.
Read more…The National Planning Conference, held on 17th and 18th November 2022 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, will see panel discussions with key thought leaders from across the planning industry, sharing their ideas and knowledge on a range of topics. The conference is the perfect forum to share your views, learn something new and network with the industry’s key stakeholders.
Read more…Plans for Thames waterfront development submitted
Outline plans for the development of Northfleet Harbourside have been submitted to Gravesham Borough Council.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Legal action threatened against freeholder for not fixing building defects
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has taken the first step of legal action against Grey GR Limited Partnership for failing to fix fire safety defects on a building in Stevenage.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Are you a planning professional? Are you interested in how planners create the places in which people live and work? Join us for our ‘Planning for Places’ session at the National Planning Conference 2022!
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