Do you believe that your house, or the property that you live in, could benefit from any of the energy-saving improvements listed below?
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Our new Building Control Portal is coming on 29 April, complete with handy features to simplify building control for you and your colleagues…
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Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) regulations, which came into force in February of this year, mean that planning applicants must prove their proposals will enhance biodiversity, rather than merely mitigating any negative impacts associated with their projects.
As of 2 April, the exemption that had previously allowed ‘small site’ applications to bypass BNG requirements has been lifted.
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This week, small sites are no longer exempt from Biodiversity Net Gain regulations, Bridgend County Borough Council’s replacement development plan is approved until 2033 and RTPI say they support brownfield land development. Read on to find out more…
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This week, a key study highlighted that a large portion of local authorities have not sufficiently accounted for older and senior citizens in their local plans, a large battery storage scheme was approved in East Devon whilst Windsor and Maidenhead rejected a large film complex, and SuDS guidance was introduced in Cheshire. Read on to find out more…
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The Planning Portal team is dedicated to constantly improving our services in collaboration with local authorities. A key focus area is reducing the level of invalid planning applications. To support this initiative, we have developed a user-friendly video guide to empower applicants with the knowledge and tools necessary for a successful submission, first time.
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In Spring this year, Planning Portal are launching our new building control application portal.
We are committed to easing the process of making and submitting online applications for everyone across planning and building control, with consistent, innovative digital service delivery, building upon our proven success of transforming planning application submissions. We now facilitate over 90 percent of all planning applications nationally.
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Tech start-up Joe’s Blooms has today launched the world’s first digital tool to help SME developers comply with biodiversity net gain (BNG) laws, ahead of the new policy becoming mandatory for small sites on April 2.
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Welcome to February’s issue of the Planning Portal Market Insight Report, where we report on the latest figures for applications submitted online via the Planning Portal.
There was a total of 50,431 applications submitted through the Planning Portal in February 2024. This is 1% higher than the total number of applications that were submitted in February 2023, and shows some recovery from January, which received 5% less applications than the same month in the previous year.
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At Planning Portal, we are committed to promoting sustainable practices within the built environment sector.
We know we provide a service that is integral to national planning and building, and therefore recognise the pivotal role we can play in mitigating the environmental impact of our industries and fostering sustainable practices wherever possible. Our company mission puts sustainability at its heart – by digitising planning and building control processes over the last six years, our efforts have significantly contributed to reducing waste in the early stages of projects.
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