One of the things we were most excited about at the Planning Portal regarding our new system, was the flexibility we would have in developing, amending and implementing changes to the system far quicker than before.
Read more…Planning Portal has recently worked in partnership with the Environment Agency to improve our guidance for applicants on understanding and assessing flood risk in development proposals.
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On 7 June, Scott Alford, Head of Business Development at Planning Portal, hosted Episode seven in the Planning Portal webinar series. He was joined by James Garrett, our Policy and Strategy Adviser and together they spoke on a broad range of topics.
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Survey: Councillors want councils to move to hybrid way of holding meetings
Responding to a survey, 72 per cent of councillors say moving to a hybrid model of holding meetings could attract more younger people, ethnic minorities and women to stand in local elections.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Government pledges £15m for garden communities
Housing minister Stuart Andrew has announced £15 million in funding to support the delivery of thousands of homes in garden communities across England.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
154 homes approved for Rochester development
Medway Council has granted planning permission for phase seven of Rochester Riverside in Medway, a £419 million regeneration scheme.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
We recently announced the next instalment in our Planning Portal Webinar series. Due to the upcoming Jubilee bank holiday weekend, we have taken the decision to move the date of episode 7.
Read more…There have been some very significant updates in the planning and building industry over the last few weeks, and we’re making some changes at the Planning Portal.
Read more…Planning Portal have been eagerly awaiting government’s plans regarding the future of planning legislation, having responded to the initial ‘Future of Planning’ Whitepaper published in 2020. Now that we’ve had a chance to review and digest the new Bill, we delighted to see expansion of several important areas for digital planning.
Read more…You can now access the recordings of the four morning sessions over on the Planning Portal Community Hub!
The four videos cover four of the biggest topics in the planning and building industry at the moment:
- Urban regeneration
- The building safety programme
- Beyond Net Zero
- Future of Planning – Local Plans
There has been a total of 52,075 applications submitted through Planning Portal in April 2022. This is a reduction of 20% in application submissions when compared to 2021. This is culminating in a 16% total reduction for the year to date.
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