Infrastructure - Green

Solar farm at sunset / Giamka, Shutterstock: 304731125

Appeal: Loss of agricultural land outweighs green energy benefits of solar farm

09.06.2022

A solar farm in Norfolk has been refused after an inspector determined that the agricultural land it would be constructed on was too valuable to lose.

Camden Highline axon drawing / Camden Highline

Planning permission sought for Camden Highline

26.05.2022

Laura Edgar

A planning application has been lodged with Camden Council to turn a disused railway viaduct into an elevated park that links Camden Town and its market via Camley Street to Kings Cross.

Scotland round-up: Next phase of PDR reform revealed; Stats quantify housing fall

12.05.2022

Roger Milne

Housing | Infrastructure - Green | Scotland

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 7 May-13 May, 2022

Green belt development will only be acceptable when it is ‘meaningful’

28.04.2022

Matt Hare

Christopher Chope | England | Green Belt Protection Bill | Infrastructure - Green | Policy & Politics

As Sir Christopher Chope’s Green Belt Protection Bill approaches a second reading, Matt Hare reflects on why we’re so attached to green belt and how development in green belt can be shaped more attractively...

Three appointments made to NIC

27.04.2022

Laura Edgar

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that three experts have been appointed to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

England round-up: Biodiversity emergency declared across Greater Manchester; 1,600 homes approved in Northamptonshire

01.04.2022

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 26 March-1 April, 2022

Ireland round-up: Surge in Dublin housing projects; Dundrum development unveiled

01.04.2022

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 26 March-1 April, 2022

Aberthaw coal fired power station / Andrew Chisholm, Shutterstock_460564771

Green energy hub in prospect following Aberthaw power plant deal

04.03.2022

Roger Milne

Cardiff Capital Region | Cymru | green energy | Infrastructure - Green

The 10 local authorities involved in the south-east Wales growth deal – known as the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) – have agreed to acquire the former Aberthaw power station with ambitious plans to transform it into a green energy hub, which could create thousands of new jobs.

Appeal: Kent golf course redevelopment refused for harming natural beauty

09.02.2022

Huw Morris

England | Housing | Infrastructure - Green | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

A hybrid application for a major redevelopment of a golf course and permission for a relief road in Kent has been refused after an inspector ruled that its substantial benefits did not outweigh the...

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Appeal: Shropshire market town plan approved with no-build zone

02.02.2022

Huw Morris

England | Housing | Infrastructure - Green | Shropshire Council

An outline application to build up to 100 homes on the edge of a Shropshire market town has been allowed after an inspector accepted the need for a no-build zone to accommodate a major gas pipe.

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