The Planning Portal Virtual Conference 2020 is pleased to welcome:
Minister of State for Housing
Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP
People should live ‘never more than 10 minutes’ from basic facilities
When designing neighbourhoods, the aspiration should be for everyone to live within a five-minute walk of ‘significant’ green space or a park and ‘never be more than 10 minutes’ from basic facilities.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Council upgrades planning tools to improve customer service
Derbyshire County Council has begun using a suite of planning tools as it seeks to deliver a customer-focused service that can respond more quickly to changes in planning legislation.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
London council is keen to be pilot for digital planning
Councillors at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council have given their support to plans for the government’s plans for better digital engagement and online local plans.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Builders workloads increase due to home improvements
New data shows that 47 per cent of builders saw an increase in their workloads during the summer months.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Nature is ‘vital’ to the economy
Natural England has pledged that in its role as an adviser to the planning system it will ensure that the value nature provides is not just a ‘nice-to-have’ but recognised as being ‘vital’ to economic and social needs.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Spending review should be used to build resilient communities
The government should empower local authorities and local economic partnerships (LEPs) to lead the redesign of the built environment through the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).
Laura Edgar, The Planner
About the scheme
As a business owner, when you are embarking on construction or maintenance work, you take on the role of a construction ‘client’.
This comes with a number of responsibilities which you need to know and understand.
The purpose of this scheme is to equip you to engage with the construction industry by helping you to understand these responsibilities. We enable you to find the guidance and advice you need by:
- Bringing this wealth of information together in one place: https://www.cclg.co.uk/
- Providing those who need it with a client buddy: an experienced construction client who, via a 5-10 minute phone call, can offer their free and impartial support.
Jenrick: Homes delivered through PDR will have to meet space standard
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that all new homes in England delivered through permitted development rights (PDR) will have to subscribe to a Nationally Described Space Standard.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Council approves Cumbrian underground mine
Cumbria County Council’s regulation committee has granted planning permission for a new underground mine to be located on a brownfield site south-west of Whitehaven.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Application for memorial to Manchester Arena victims submitted
The planning application for the memorial to victims of the Manchester Arena bombing has been formally submitted.
Huw Morris, The Planner
Shapps approves Norfolk NSIP
A Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) application for the Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing scheme has been approved by transport secretary Grant Shapps.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Welsh ministers set up government company to develop Trawsfynydd site
The Welsh Government is establishing a company to focus on developing the site of the former Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant in Gwynedd.
Roger Milne, The Planner
- Prime minister backs wind power
- Charity appointed to help council map route to net-zero carbon
- Modular homes revealed for capital homelessness scheme
- Eco-friendly homes designated for oil refinery site
- Johnson launches review to boost UK connections
- And more stories…
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerated by the release of the white paper, planning is at a cross-roads. The industry has been transformed in the last 20 years from a paper-based to a digital process, and is now ready for the world of #plantech. Planning Portal has led the way for 20 years and now we’re ready for the next chapter – a simpler, more joined-up process for all.
Join us as we embark on a series of online events designed to show you the future of planning and showcase the future of the Planning Portal service. If you are involved in the planning and construction process in England and Wales, this is a must-attend half hour a month, just follow the link to register.
Webinar: Planning Portal: Past, present and future
Tuesday, 12 January, 2021: 12:00 – 12:30pm
Tuesday, 9 February, 2021: 12:00 – 12:30pm
Tuesday, 9 March, 2021: 12:00 – 12:30pm
Tuesday, 13 April 13 2021: 12:00 – 12:30pm
Register for the webinar
Research urges government to build 75,000 modular homes a year
The government should set a target of building 75,000 modular homes a year to create jobs and tackle climate change, according to latest research.
The Planner
Jenrick makes key design and heritage appointments
Nicholas Boys Smith is to establish the design body tasked with driving up design standards in England’s planning system, while Charles O’Brien is the new listing heritage adviser.
The Planner
Bristol Airport lodges appeal against airport expansion refusal
Bristol Airport has appealed against North Somerset Council’s rejection of its application for expansion.
Huw Morris, The Planner
Extra government cash put forward to release land for housing
Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew has announced a £30 million boost to the government’s Land Release Fund (LRF) and the One Public Estate (OPE) programme.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Salford goes to court to protect green space
Salford City Council’s decision that developer Peel L&P cannot build 600 homes at Broadoak in Worsley has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Housing application submitted for Ripon Barracks.
A planning application comprising 1,300 homes has been lodged with Harrogate Borough Council for an extension to Ripon.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
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