Housing

England round-up: Chief planner calls on councils to ‘stay proactive’ on local plans; Design champions on board for major infrastructure schemes

27.11.2020

Huw Morris

England | Housing | Infrastructure - Communications | Planning news England | Policy & Politics

A round-up of planning news in England: 21 November-27 November, 2020

Co-living development hits the buffers

26.11.2020

Roger Milne

Housing | Ireland

Housing and local government minister Darragh O’Brien this week announced what amounts to a virtual blanket ban on co-living schemes.

Northern Ireland round-up: Major energy storage scheme boosts renewables; Belfast cathedral development fears; Final part of A6 dualling is completed

26.11.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 21 November-27 November, 2020

Ireland round-up: Co-living development hits the buffers; Major Dublin development approved; Geothermal energy touted as heat source

26.11.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 21 November-27 November, 2020

Wales round-up: Wrexham LDP at crisis point; Regional planning bill makes progress; Dragon Energy Island development

26.11.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 21 November-27 November, 2020

Scotland round-up: Digital planning strategy unveiled; Consultation held on Glasgow’s tallest tower; Planning logjam blights green energy push

26.11.2020

Roger Milne

Housing | Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Green | Scotland | Sports & Recreation

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 21 November-27 November, 2020

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Two North East riverside regeneration schemes approved

26.11.2020

Huw Morris

Two major city centre riverside regeneration schemes in the North East have received the green light, both of them secured by the same planning consultancy.

Appeal: Existing development does not justify AONB housing scheme

25.11.2020

Matt Moody

AONB | Design | Housing | rounding off | South West

The Diocese of Plymouth’s plan to build 25 homes in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been blocked by an inspector, who found unacceptable landscape harm despite existing development...

RTPI: Chancellor’s £12m for planning ‘woefully inadequate’

25.11.2020

RTPI

While offering a cautious welcome to commitments made in the government’s Spending Review to level up the country and invest in homebuilding, the institute has expressed disappointment...

Appeal: Student halls refused at site allocated for housing

25.11.2020

Matt Moody

Plans for a seven-storey block of 182 student bedrooms on land in Reading already allocated for regular housing have been blocked because the inspector ruled that the ‘pressing need’ for affordable housing...

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