Community Infrastructure

Appeal: Timber grieving canopy not inappropriate in green belt

17.07.2019

Community Infrastructure | crematorium | Green Belt | openness | South East

Plans for a 'timber octagonal canopy' to create a 'covered grieving area' at an existing crematorium in Hertfordshire can go ahead, after an inspector ruled that green belt openness need not be 'entirely...

Why we made a placemaking toolkit for the LGBT community

09.07.2019

Yohanna Weber

An LGBT+ place-making toolkit has been published to support the protection and development of LGBT+...

Government pledges £37m to EV charging-point infrastructure

09.07.2019

Huw Morris

The government today unveiled a £37 million investment into UK engineering to transform the nation’s electric vehicle charge point network.

Statistics showing dip in housebuilding target cause concern for government’s target

05.07.2019

Lydia Till

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) found new-build dwelling starts in England were estimated at 36,630 in the latest quarter (January through to March 2019) – a 9 per cent decrease compared with the previous three months.

Proposed Scunthorpe Stadium / Frank Whittle Partnership

Scunthorpe United prepare for new stadium after delay that cost club ‘millions’

04.07.2019

Lydia Till

Scunthorpe United FC have received planning consent for a £30 million redevelopment of their existing stadium almost a year after submitting plans to North Lincolnshire Council in August 2018.

Teville Gate House / Teville Gate House Ltd

New office block approved in Worthing

02.07.2019

Lydia Till

Worthing Borough Council has given the go-ahead to a new town centre office block that is expected to provide more than 800 jobs.

Appeal: Pub demolition blocked after more than 1,000 objections

28.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans to replace a popular 1930s pub in Orpington with a new building comprising 11 flats, a shop and a new pub, after more than 1,000 people objected to the scheme.

Stonehouse Action project in Union Street, Plymouth

Case study: Following the crowd

18.06.2019

Rachel Masker

A groundbreaking civic crowdfunding initiative in Plymouth won this year’s Silver Jubilee Cup at the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. Rachel Masker looks at the pioneering project

Appeal: ‘Very special circumstances’ in Wakefield scouts’ bid for new hut

31.05.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans for a new scout hut in Wakefield despite deeming it inappropriate green belt development, deciding that the scheme’s social benefits constituted very special circumstances....

Appeal: Cul-de-sac gates would harm community cohesiveness

29.05.2019

Matt Moody

community cohesion | Community Infrastructure | crime | North West

An inspector has refused plans to install a gate across the entrance to a cul-de-sac of eight detached houses in Liverpool despite residents’ crime concerns, ruling that ‘segregating’ the area would harm...

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