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The government's white paper proposal to introduce design codes presents a challenge to England's planning system. But they can work if they meet a number of criteria, argues Jane Dann
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13.01.2021Are changes to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 truly an opportunity for developers, retailers and professional service providers in a post-Covid world? Philippa Plumtree-Varley...
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06.01.2021active travel | Business & Enterprise | Courier | England | Food delivery | Infrastructure - Transport | UKThe on-demand food delivery industry has put thousands of new vehicles onto the roads, adding to pollution and congestion. Planners need to factor he industry into their plans, argues Georgia Corr
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03.01.2021adaptation | carbon-friendly | Climate Change | Heritage | historic buildings | Regeneration | Reuse | Scotland | UK | VATAdapting 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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22.12.2020Brexit | England | Environment Bill | Environmental | Legal | Office of Environmental Protection | Planning Law | UKDelays to the government’s environment bill means the UK will be without its promised environmental legislation when the Brexit transition period ends, says Claire Petricca-Riding. This is...
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21.12.2020Decent Homes Standard | England | English Housing Survey | Housing | social housing | social housing white paperLast week the government released the social housing lettings statistics for April 2019 to...
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A growing body of evidence suggests that green space has tangible health and economic benefits. Economist Caroline Vexler explains why now is the time for planners to focus on the case for green space
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Wei Yang takes on the RTPI presidency with a rallying cry: our founding principles should inform our future ambitions. Martin Read reports.
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Is there truly a case for blockchain technology within the planning process or could it be more hype than help? Unboxed’s Kassie Paschke and Rhian Lewis consider the pros and cons
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