Community Engagement

Covid-19 triggers changes for pre-application consultation on major Welsh developments

20.05.2020

Roger Milne

New regulations came into force in Wales this week in respect of pre-application consultation for major developments as well as Developments of National Significance.

Appeals round-up: Policy wording foils church conversion; Victorian conservation area building can make way for flats

15.05.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 8 May-15 May, 2020

Design for living: How co-designing with communities can produce better places to live

14.05.2020

Nicola Homer

We talk a lot about participation in planning, and it takes many forms – but what about co-design – the principle of working equally with citizens on the design of buildings and places? Nicola Homer...

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Legal landscape: The importance of keeping evidence proportionate in plan making

04.05.2020

Wayne Beglan

In the second of three pieces looking at how local plan making can be improved, Wayne Beglan argues for stricter rules around the supply of evidence to local plan compilation and examination to keep the...

Covid-19 triggers big planning changes in Northern Ireland

01.05.2020

Roger Milne

Community Engagement | Coronavirus | Nichola Mallon | Northern Ireland | Policy & Politics

Infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has announced changes to the process for large planning applications, temporarily removing the requirement to hold a public event as part of the pre-application community consultation.

Mountain resort plan surfaces as highest village heads for community buyout

01.05.2020

Roger Milne

Community Engagement | Leisure & Tourism | Scotland

Ambitious proposals to develop the area around Wanlockhead, Scotland’s highest village, as a mountain resort have surfaced as part of initiatives involving the community buyout of 1,563 hectares of land from the Queensberry Estate from leading Scottish landowner the Duke of Buccleuch...

Measures needed to safeguard public voice during Covid-19 pandemic

29.04.2020

Laura Edgar

Campaigners have encouraged all local authorities to adopt measures to safeguard the public voice in planning decisions made under temporary legislation meant to enable the planning function to continue during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Planning's new pattern book: Talking head - Richard Blyth

28.04.2020

The Planner

When writing the cover article for May’s The Planner, we spoke to a number of...

Ireland round-up: More time allowed for public participation in planning; Work stalls on 50,000 new homes and flats

24.04.2020

Roger Milne

Community Engagement | fast-track planning regime | Ireland | Irish land development agency

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 18 April-24 April, 2020

More time allowed for public participation in planning in Ireland

24.04.2020

Roger Milne

Community Engagement | Coronavirus | Eoghan Murphy | Housing | Ireland

The Irish Government has agreed to a further extension for all public participation in the planning system for 19 additional days, up to and including 9 May 2020, as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

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