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Rail’s slow recovery threatens high streets and rising congestion

16.09.2021

Huw Morris

Commuting by train has reached just a third of pre-Covid pandemic levels, threatening the future of towns and city centres and propelling increased congestion.

"Legal landscape: The environment bill: ‘A Ferrari with its doors locked shut’?"

16.09.2021

Kimberley Ziya

The proposed environment bill has much to recommend it, says Kimberley Ziya, but there are fears about enforcement and the funding of local nature recovery strategies...

UK’s fossil fuel use increased since declaring climate emergency

16.09.2021

Huw Morris

An extra 800 million barrels of oil has been brought into production since the UK declared a climate emergency in 2019, according to Friends of the Earth Scotland.

Footbridge, mosque and student hub among projects shortlisted for Stirling Prize

16.09.2021

Huw Morris

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Six buildings, including a mosque that fuses traditional Islamic mosque design with British church influences, will contend for this year’s Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize.

News in brief: RTPI showcases planners' work to patron Prince Charles; Lichfield to invest in planning service

14.09.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 14 September, 2021

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£265 million annual commitment set out as part of Contracts for Difference scheme

13.09.2021

Laura Edgar

The government has announced that £265 million per year will be provided to businesses in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) renewable energy scheme.

Appeals round-up: Time called on listed Poole pub; Solar panels allowed for impact on conservation area; Warwickshire homes plan meets junction and viability provisions

10.09.2021

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning appeals: 4 - 10 September, 2021

Legal briefs: South East council seeks to quash planning decisions issued in error

10.09.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 4 September-10 September, 2021

How the 15-minute city involves relearning how to plan for people

09.09.2021

Scott Cain

Modern cities, towns and neighbourhoods seem almost designed to suppress activity and create poor health, says Scott Cain. The concept of the '20-minute neighbourhood' offers planners - and technologists - a...

Study on design quality wins RTPI award

09.09.2021

Laura Edgar

Design | International | Professional Development | RTPI Awards for Research Excellence | UK

Research into declining design quality after planning permission is granted was among the winning projects at the 2021 RTPI Awards for Research Excellence at a virtual ceremony during the UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference yesterday (9 September).

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