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Adele Shaw

Adele Shaw is deputy head, environmental assessment in the planning, consents and advice service at Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Cutting VAT for adaptation is a better route to net-zero than building anew

03.01.2021

Adele Shaw

adaptation | carbon-friendly | Climate Change | Heritage | historic buildings | Regeneration | Reuse | Scotland | UK | VAT

Adapting and resusing existing buildings is a far more carbon-friendly than knocking them down and demolishing them, observes Adele Shaw. So why don't we reward developers for doing that, instead of...

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News in brief: Homes England chief executive steps down; Application submitted for business park near Brighouse

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 26 January, 2021
Widening of northern section of A1 approved

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has granted a development consent order (DCO) for the A1 Birtley to Coal House Nationally Significant...
Scottish Government proposals for short-term lets dependent on funding for planning departments

RTPI Scotland has cautiously welcomed the Scottish Government proposals for short-term lets such as those by Airbnb, including mandatory licensing...

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26 January

News in brief: Homes England chief executive steps down; Application submitted for business park near Brighouse
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25 January

Scottish Government proposals for short-term lets dependent on funding for planning departments
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25 January

Widening of northern section of A1 approved