England

Why employee wellbeing is now a recruiting tool in planning

31.01.2020

A focus on employee wellbeing can make you an attractive employer for the best prospects, says Freddie Bell – and planning is beginning to cotton on

England round-up: NPPF must reference beautiful places, says building better commission; Legal challenge launched over Leadsom’s approval of a gas power station

31.01.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 25 January-31 January, 2020

Jenrick announces £1bn funding for SME builders

30.01.2020

Prithvi Pandya

England | Housing | robert jenrick

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that small and medium sized builders will be able to apply for £1 billion in government funding.

NPPF must reference beautiful places, says building better commission

30.01.2020

Laura Edgar

The long-awaited report from the Building Better Building Beautiful (BBBB) Commission recommends the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) reference the importance of placemaking and the creation of beautiful places.

Defra launches natural capital tool

27.01.2020

Laura Edgar

DEFRA | England | Environmental | Natural capital | Policy & Politics

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched an online resource to guarantee ‘better’ environmental decision-making by valuing natural capital.

England round-up: Number of people on self-build registers grows despite bids to ‘thwart sign-up’; 1,000-home plan submitted for Shropshire power station site

24.01.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 18 January-24 January, 2020

Garden city principles provide a better vision for housing

24.01.2020

Patrick Clarke

Garden city principles provide a blueprint for the large scale housebuilding required to solve the UK's housing shortage, argues Patrick Clarke.

Number of people on self-build registers grows despite bids to ‘thwart sign-up’

23.01.2020

Laura Edgar

More than 50,000 people have signed up to Right to Build registers across England, but the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) is concerned that a ‘growing minority” of local authorities are using ‘dirty tricks’ to prevent sign-up.

RTPI: Government urged to take ‘climate justice’ approach to protect deprived communities

22.01.2020

Laura Edgar

climate crisis. | England | flooding | Policy & Politics | RTPI

Disadvantaged communities in the UK are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis and the government must respond through a ‘climate justice’ lens to address this.

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1,000-home plan submitted for Shropshire power station site

22.01.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | Regeneration | Shropshire | Telford

Plans to redevelop the Ironbridge power station site in Telford by building up to 1,000 homes and a retirement village have been submitted to Shropshire Council.

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