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The Planner team is keeping track of the coronavirus (Covid-19) related policy changes and pledges as they arise. Below you can find links to our coverage and sources you might find useful.
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09.04.2020Welsh environment minister Lesley Griffiths this week urged local authorities and Natural Resources Wales to accelerate planned flood and coastal protection schemes and submit additional projects to bolster defences.
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08.04.2020Kensington and Chelsea Council is due to host what it believes will be the first fully virtual planning meeting since new regulations came into force last week.
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08.04.2020Thanet Local Plan has been found sound by the Planning Inspectorate (PINs) – subject to a number of modifications.
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08.04.2020The government has published the 2019 results of the Housing Delivery Test, which shows that eight local authorities failed to deliver more than 45 per cent of their housing target.
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07.04.2020coastal communities | coastline | crown estate scotland | Infrastructure - Energy | offshore wind | Scotland | Water & MarineCrown Estate Scotland has announced proposals to invest £70 million over the next three years in a coastal community fund, commercial-scale offshore wind leasing, and a raft of new ways of producing food on land and at sea.
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It’s not exactly business as usual during the coronavirus lockdown but the planning sector has shown determination and adaptability in its efforts to keep the system working. Alexandra Ground and Katherine Chambers take a look at the adjustments being made to ensure planning applications can still be submitted and assessed
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The popularity of short-term lets via the ‘platform economy’ has had a series of impacts on towns and cities. it could be time for coherent regulation, argues Andrew Coleman.
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Griff Rhys Jones may have made his name as a comedian, actor and broadcaster, but the president of civic voice has a long-standing passion for public engagement with the built environment, as he tells Laura Edgar.
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