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Government aims to put UK at forefront of emerging energy sector

17.08.2021

Martin Read

hydrogen | Infrastructure - Energy | net zero | UK

The government has published the first details of its much-anticipated hydrogen strategy – one it hopes will put the UK at the forefront of the international development in this fast-emerging energy sector.

Legal briefs: Bembridge development challenge fails

13.08.2021

Roger Milne

high court | isle of wight | Planning Law | UK

A round-up of legal news: 7 August-13 August, 2021

The IPCC’s climate change report shows that a ‘net zero test’ is now a necessity in policy-making

11.08.2021

Estelle Dehon

On 9 August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report,...

Custom duties: How custom build can become a mainstream housing model

11.08.2021

Mario Wolf

Custom-build homes offer a degree of flexibility and variety that has become ultra-desirable during the Covid pandemic, yet they remain a niche housing product. Mario Wolf...

A giant leap for solar energy requires a small – but important – step for UK planning

11.08.2021

Chris Atkinson

The UK needs to triple its solar generating capacity, argues Chris Atkinson. One way to facilitate this would be an NPPF amendment to allow solar development in green belt

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News in brief: Travelodge approved in Ipswich; Royal Mineral Water Hospital to be restored

10.08.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 10 August, 2021

Tall building pipeline ‘remains strong’

09.08.2021

Laura Edgar

Research has shown that the pipeline of high-rise buildings across the UK ‘remains strong’ with more than three quarters designed for residential purposes.

Front and centre: How town centre permitted development rules could leave councils 'between a rock and a hard place'

09.08.2021

Matt Moody

A new rule allowing conversion of shops to homes without planning permission has sparked concern. Matt Moody considers the effects of class MA permitted development

Government urged to create wilder national parks

09.08.2021

Laura Edgar

Ministers have been urged to show ‘real leadership’ and create wilder national parks where grouse shoots are phased out to improve the health of moorland.

Many climate changes are ‘irreversible’

09.08.2021

Laura Edgar

Scientists say many changes in the climate are ‘unprecedented’ and some, such as the continued rise in sea level, ‘are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years’.

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