Gove publishes draft green governance bill
The environment secretary Michael Gove has published draft clauses for the first environmental bill for 20 years.
Prithvi Pandya, The Planner
Manufacturing zones designated in East Midlands
Communities secretary James Brokenshire has announced the four projects that will form the new East Midlands Manufacturing Zones.
Laura Edgar, The Planner Read more…
Government statistics show two per cent rise in homes granted permission
The number of homes granted planning permission in England rose by two per cent in the year to the end of September, rising to 359,500.
Huw Morris, The Planner
Government freezes threshold on New Homes Bonus
The New Homes Bonus threshold is set to be frozen next year as the government unveiled a modest £20 million increase in the programme.
Huw Morris, The Planner Read more…
Please note the following availability of our services over the festive period.
Service Desk
For website support, our Service Desk will be available as follows:
24 December 09:00 – 15:00
25 December Closed
26 December Closed
27 December 09:00 – 17:00
28 December 09:00 – 17:00
31 December 09:00 – 15:00
1 January Closed
2 January 09:00 – 17:00
It’s been an eventful but rewarding year at the Planning Portal. As the festive period approaches, it’s the perfect time to thank you, our customers, for your continued support. It’s also a good opportunity for us to look back at how we’ve developed over the past twelve months; to reflect on what we’ve learnt and what we’re still aiming to achieve.
The UK government have announced their plans to implement all of the recommendations detailed in Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, following the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017.
Welsh planning law set for major shake-up
The Law Commission has proposed a wide-ranging shake-up of planning law in Wales. A report published this week calls for more than 190 technical reforms.
Roger Milne, The Planner
£1.3bn bailout for Crossrail
A financial package worth £1.4 billion has been agreed between the government, the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) to cover the costs of Crossrail’s delayed opening.
Laura Edgar, The Planner Read more…
Sedgemoor chief planner: ‘Apply housing delivery test beyond local authorities’
The assistant director of inward investment and growth and chief planner for Sedgemoor District Council has called for the housing delivery test to be made applicable to other authorities and agencies.
Martin Read, The Planner
10-year infrastructure pipeline set out
The government has published its 2018 National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, which is projected to be worth £600 billion over the next 10 years.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
As we mentioned in a previous blog post, we’ve been working on substantial improvements to our planning application service, 1App. We are making these updates in response to your feedback.
We are now pleased to confirm the launch date for these improvements. We believe that these updates are the first step in delivering on our promise to continue investing in the Planning Portal following the launch of our new payment service earlier this year.
UPDATE: We are happy to say that these improvements are now live.
London boroughs urged to update SCI
Planning authorities in London should take urgent steps to bring their Statements of Community Involvement (SCI) up to date with requirements laid out in the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Malthouse keen to empower planning profession
The housing and planning minister has told planners he is ‘keen’ to empower the profession.
Laura Edgar, The Planner Read more…
It’s been a year since we launched our Professional Portal and we’re delighted with all the positive feedback we’ve received from users over the past twelve months. Read more…
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