Cymru

Welsh and Scottish capitals unveil city deal aims

07.04.2015

Laura Edgar

Plans for potential £1 billion city deals in Cardiff and Edinburgh have been backed by their respective councils.

Wales round-up: EIA regs to be tidied up, new national park development guidance

01.04.2015

Roger Milne

Brecon Beacons national park | Cymru | Environmental assessment/ sustainability appraisal | Housing | Welsh Government

A round up of planning news in Wales: 28 March-3 April, 2015

EIA regs set to be tidied up

01.04.2015

Roger Milne

Cymru | Environmental assessment/ sustainability appraisal | local development order | Welsh Government

The Welsh Government has started consulting on proposals to consolidate and amend the environmental impact assessment (EIA) regulations.

Wales round-up: Cardiff Bay cable car project mooted, Brecon National Park plans to charge for barn conversions

26.03.2015

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 21 March-27 March, 2015

Cardiff cable car project mooted to link bay, Penarth and the city centre

26.03.2015

Roger Milne

cable cars | Cardiff | cardiff bay | Cymru | Infrastructure

An ambitious project to create a cable-car scheme linking Cardiff Bay, Penarth and the city centre is being drawn up by engineering consultancy URS.

Wales round-up: Swansea Bay tidal lagoon negotiations, Bill to shape future set to become law

19.03.2015

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 14 March - 20 March, 2015

Swansea tidal lagoon makes waves

19.03.2015

Roger Milne

Cymru | George Osborne | Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed in his Budget that negotiations are underway in earnest on proposals for a £1 billion tidal lagoon project for Swansea Bay, which could be the first of six similar green power facilities.

RTPI past president Ewart Parkinson dies

18.03.2015

Laura Edgar

Business & Enterprise | Cymru | England | RTPI | UK

Ewart Parkinson OBE, a past president of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), died on 9 March, aged 88.

Wales round-up: National parks interim report, climate change failure

12.03.2015

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 7 March-13 March, 2015

Report spurns single designation system for national parks and AONBs

12.03.2015

Roger Milne

The interim report of the independent panel set up to advise the Welsh Government on designated landscapes - national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) - has come down firmly against a move to a single designation.

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