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Enhancements to the Ancient Woodland Inventory will give planning authorities greater power to protect a vital, but dwindling, asset, explains Louise Hutchby
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29.07.2021For those now used to working in ‘casuals’, the return to daily decisions about suitable workwear presents a challenge, says Louise Brooke-Smith.
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26.07.2021England | Finance & Viability | infrastructure levy | Planning reform | Policy & Politics | robert jenrick | white paperDoes the government’s change of heart over the mooted infrastructure levy signal a rash of other reversals of its promises to transform planning? Julia Berry suspects it might...
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22.07.2021A year after the launch of the Placemaking Wales Charter, Joe Ayoubkhani asks how planners can promote the Charter’s principles
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22.07.2021battery storage | Environmental | Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Green | Legal landscape | net zero | UKIncreasing our energy storage capacity is vital if the UK is to achieve its net-zero carbon goals. The government has removed one of the main planning barriers but there are still construction law hurdles to...
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15.07.2021Government plans for upfront local plan consultation only risks sidelining communities and deepening consultation inequalities, says Jane Maggs.
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Kate Willard is the Thames Estuary Envoy, charged with drawing attention and investment to an ‘underperforming’ location that is more than the sum of its parts. Simon Wicks finds out what how a community theatre director became a mover and shaker in infrastructure
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The decision to allow conversion of commercial units to homes may affect the vitality of England’s high streets. Councils can use article 4 directions to limit development, but these will have to meet strict tests, says James Singer
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Tasked with devising a digital approach to planning notices, Camden Borough Council and its partners are developing an app that could make the planning system more accessible for all
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