LDO granted for manufacturing scheme
A local development order (LDO) has been granted by Sedgemoor District Council for a development that has the potential to create jobs for more than 7,500 people.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Primary school proposed for Leicestershire town
Leicestershire County Council is seeking to build a primary school that meets the needs of Hinckley’s growing population.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Back in July we shared news of the upcoming National Planning Conference, which will be hosted in collaboration between ourselves, the Planning Portal, and the Royal Town Planning Institute.
There was a total of 53,496 applications submitted through the Planning Portal in July 2022.
Read more…Permission for Worthing homes quashed by High Court
The High Court has quashed planning permission for more than 450 homes in Worthing borough granted on appeal.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Joint plan for Oxfordshire called off
The five local authorities in Oxfordshire have ended their work on creating a joint plan for the county to 2050 as they could not agree on an approach for planning for future housing needs.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Sunak pledges to block green belt development
Conservative Party leadership contender Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop home building on the green belt, arguing that all development should take place on ‘brownfield, brownfield, brownfield’.
Huw Morris, The Planner
Inspector approves Brighton and Hove plan
Brighton and Hove City Council’s latest plan has been found legally sound and compliant by a planning inspector and will now be considered for formal adoption.
Huw Morris, The Planner
DCO granted for Sizewell C against advice of the Planning Inspectorate
Energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has granted a development consent order (DCO) for Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station after a delay.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Evidence sought on plans to overcome landfill tax ‘burden’
The government has issued a call for evidence for its proposals to ‘remove barriers’ to redevelop land and promote the regeneration of communities.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Changes to legislation that came into force from the start of August 2021 meant that, in a few specific circumstances, what used to be considered eligible as permitted development until the end of July 2021, would no longer be.
Read more…PINS seeks to decide appeals ‘consistently faster’
Despite some decisions being made ‘faster than previous years’, the Planning Inspectorate says that on average, decisions took longer in 2021/22.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Biodiversity crisis is an ‘existential risk’ to human survival
The chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned that the biodiversity crisis, like the climate crisis, is ‘an existential risk to our survival’.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Councils can bid for money to prepare brownfield land for housing
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced that councils can now apply for a share of £180 million from the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Improvements to Stockport hospital approved
Plans for £30 million improvements to Stepping Hill Hospital have been approved by Stockport Council.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
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