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RTPI blog round-up: Why measuring planning outcomes is vital

31.01.2020

RTPI

Health | RTPI | UK

A round-up of RTPI blogs: 21 December 2019-31 January, 2020

News in brief: The Planner Live 2020 tickets are on sale; Application for housing submitted in Hopton

28.01.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 28 January, 2020

Why putting heritage at the back of your list could be criminal for future generations

27.01.2020

Kevin Balch

Heritage | historic buildings | listed buildings | UK

The pressure to develop puts heritage under threat. Planners have an important part to play in ensuring new development respects the historic fabric of our environments, says Kevin Balch

Report: HS2’s complexity was ‘underestimated’

27.01.2020

Laura Edgar

dft | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | national audit office | UK

The Department for Transport (DfT), HS2 Ltd and the wider government underestimated the complexity and risk of the HS2 railway project, which has led it to be over budget and behind schedule.

News analysis: Exiting the EU – the environmental and construction challenges

27.01.2020

Laura Edgar

As The Planner’s February edition headed to press, MPs had just voted in favour of the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill. But although this constitutes a significant milestone in what has been an often-torturous process, much work lies ahead.

Climate change body says UK must plant 30,000 hectares of woodland a year

24.01.2020

Laura Edgar

Increasing UK forestry cover from 13 per cent to 17 per cent has been recommended as one of the ways the UK can transform the way land is used to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

Appeals round-up: ‘Pressing need’ justifies specialist dementia care centre; Outbuilding larger than main house ‘not genuinely required’

24.01.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 18 January-24 January, 2020

Legal briefs: Man fined for illegal extension in Barking; Key ruling and advice on encampment injunctions

24.01.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 18 January-24 January 2020.

2019 saw increase in Build to Rent homes

23.01.2020

Laura Edgar

BPF | Build to Rent | Housing | UK

The number of Build to Rent homes delivered across UK regions, excluding London, increased by 51 per cent in 2019.

Sue Manns: Planning profession must be more diverse

22.01.2020

Laura Edgar

Work to ensure the planning profession becomes 'truly' reflective of society must continue, the new president of the RTPI, Sue Manns, has said in her inaugural speech.

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