Kwarteng approves South Humber Bank Energy Centre
Energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has granted a development consent order (DCO) for EP Waste Management Limited’s nationally significant South Humber Bank Energy Centre scheme.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Swanscombe named as an SSSI
Swanscombe Peninsula has been selected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Natural England’s board at a public meeting.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Council sets up placemaking company
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is establishing a placemaking company to drive forward stewardship-led regeneration across the area.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Typically, we would expect to see a rise in the number of applications submitted in October when compared to September, however, this year continues to surprise us. It’s the first October since 2016 that we’ve seen application numbers drop below those received in the previous month, rather than increase.
Money for ‘vital’ infrastructure to be loaned to housebuilders
Housing minister Christopher Pincher has set out loan funding of at least £624 million to deliver schools, health services and transport links to support the delivery of new homes.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
COP26: Governments pledge to protect nature
‘Urgent’ action and investment to protect nature has been pledged by 45 governments, the UK Government has announced.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Cash allocated for locally led projects
Levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has announced £200 million for 477 locally led projects that are intended to ‘breathe new life’ into UK towns, villages and coastal communities.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
The Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Directory of Planning Consultants is open for 2022 renewals, you can now secure your listing before the 31 December 2021 deadline!
The RTPI Directory is a resource for individuals to actively find a planning consultant for their forthcoming developments.
Read more…COP26: Time is running out, says Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told global leaders at the start of the COP26 conference that it is ‘one minute to midnight’ on the ‘Doomsday clock’ of climate change and that ‘we need to act now’.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Budget and Spending Review: Sunak outlines £24bn housing settlement
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has committed to a multi-year investment worth £24 billion for housing, as well as confirming a £65 million investment to digitise the planning process.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Budget and Spending Review: Sunak allocates first round of bids to Levelling Up Fund
In his Budget on 27 October Chancellor Rishi Sunak allocated the first round of bids from the Levelling Up Fund, which totals £1.7 billion for investment in more than 100 local areas.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
With nine months of 2021 passed, we thought it would be interesting to take look at residential proposals submitted during this time using the Full Planning and Outline forms.
When completing the Full Planning and Outline forms, applicants are required to provide information on residential units (including conversion) and whether proposals include the gain, loss or change of use of residential units. If this is the case, further details are then captured on the total number of existing and proposed dwellings that exist at present, as well as the number after the development is complete, by housing category and dwelling type.
Whilst the above data is captured on all forms, there is a difference between the national online Full Planning and Outline forms in England and the London Borough authorities. In light of these differing data requirements, the following analysis looks at the national residential submissions excluding London.
Read more…£3.9bn for decarbonising heat and buildings set out in Net Zero Strategy
The UK Government has committed £3.9 billion of new funding for the decarbonisation of heat and buildings as part of its Net Zero Strategy.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
13 areas in England to take part in digital planning trial
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced that 13 local planning authorities in England will trial ‘innovative’ digital tools that intend to help local people have their say in the planning process.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Lords’ ancient woodland amendment to environment bill rejected
MPs have voted against a House of Lords’ amendment to the environment bill that would have seen a minimum 50-metre buffer around ancient woodland near new development.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
In our last Planning Market Insight Report, we took a closer look at application submissions in the North East of England.
There are twelve Local Planning Authorities in the North East of England, plus the Northumberland National Park Authority, all of which fall within the four counties of County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and part of North Yorkshire.
Read more…September has been quite the month for the UK. There has been a nationwide shortage of fuel, creating long queues at the pumps and putting pressure on the manufacturing industry; the furlough scheme has come to an end after 18 months, with roughly one million people still benefiting from it throughout September 2021 (down from nine million in May 2021*) and the Bank of England predicting a slight rise in unemployment in the coming months; and finally, the end to the stamp duty holiday. There is no question amongst experts about the impact the stamp duty holiday has had on the housing market, with estate agents reporting a surge of interest in March and beyond as people rushed to complete deals before the end of the scheme.
Read more…Following 18 months with very little face-to-face contact, the Planning Portal team are beginning to get out and about, attending a variety of events throughout autumn and winter.
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