North East

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Widening of northern section of A1 approved

25.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has granted a development consent order (DCO) for the A1 Birtley to Coal House Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), the 100th application to be approved under the Planning Act 2008.

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Two North East riverside regeneration schemes approved

26.11.2020

Huw Morris

Two major city centre riverside regeneration schemes in the North East have received the green light, both of them secured by the same planning consultancy.

Northern Powerhouse Rail routes unveiled

23.11.2020

Huw Morris

Transport for the North (TfN) has unveiled its preferred plans for a railway network to transform the region’s economy.

In a lonely place: The social impact of permitted development

10.11.2020

Jacob George

Can the permitted development right to convert offices into housing create functioning communities? Here’s what RTPI student research award-winner Jacob George found when he surveyed the...

Closer look: Adaptive reuse at Toffee Factory

06.10.2020

The Planner

Adaptive reuse | Design | Heritage | North East | Toffee Factory

Once home to the production of Acid Drops and Black Bullets, the former Maynards sweet factory in Newcastle has been repurposed once more and now offers a ‘golden ticket’ to local digital and creative...

Appeal: 105 homes allowed on public open space in County Durham

02.10.2020

Matt Moody

coalescence | Housing | North East | PUBLIC OPEN SPACE

An inspector has granted outline permission to build 105 homes on land in County Durham used as informal public open space, ruling that the scheme would not harm the character of the area or cause...

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RTPI North East awards shortlist unveiled

30.09.2020

Huw Morris

North East | Professional Development | RTPI

Six projects are in the running to win this year’s RTPI North East’s Awards for Planning Excellence.

World’s largest wind farm at Dogger Bank spurs North East jobs boost

23.09.2020

Infrastructure - Energy | North East

Building the world’s largest offshore wind farm will create 320 jobs in the North East.

Economists call for government to level up North’s health and jobs

21.09.2020

Huw Morris

The government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda in the North of England will only succeed if it supports people employed in the sectors hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis and helps to improve health and wellbeing, according to leading economists.

Called in: Communities secretary blocks opencast mine for second time

11.09.2020

Matt Moody

Robert Jenrick has rejected plans for a coal mine near the Northumberland coast for a second time, citing changes to the NPPF that had been implemented since the High Court quashed his predecessor Sajid...

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