Infrastructure - Transport

Appeals round-up: Juice bar is a retail use despite Google ‘dwell data’; Extended ‘cherry season’ would not disrupt locals

03.04.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 28 March-3 April, 2020

Appeal: Extended ‘cherry season’ would not disrupt locals

03.04.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has removed a condition stipulating that a farm in Kent could only process cherries grown in the county, ruling that year-round processing of imported fruit would not ‘erode local residents’...

Government aims to create a ‘transport revolution’

24.03.2020

Laura Edgar

England | future of transport | grant shapps | Infrastructure - Transport

The government is seeking views on how to make journeys in England greener, smarter and easier using new technology.

News in brief: Government launches trials on green mobility; Two planning authorities among digital project pioneers

17.03.2020

Huw Morris

Infrastructure - Green | Infrastructure - Transport | UK

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 17 March, 2020

Nations and regions focus: Wales

16.03.2020

The Planner

A snapshot of planning in Wales, looking at key planning themes, major projects, skills requirements and RTPI activities in the region

Northern leaders call for ministers to commit to Leeds leg of HS2

16.03.2020

Huw Morris

England | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | national infrastructure commission

Two influential Northern leaders have warned the government not to delay plans for the ‘eastern leg’ of the HS2 line from Birmingham to Leeds.

Legal briefs: Major developer will ‘avoid’ appeals system; Hove development challenge refused

13.03.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 7 March-13 March, 2020

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Budget 2020: Significant cash for roads, the rail network and digital connectivity

11.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) will spend £27 billion between now and 2025 – and has promised cash for mayoral combined authorities to invest in public transport.

Why Heathrow is stuck in a net zero holding pattern

10.03.2020

Hannah Vickers

The decision not to allow Heathrow to expand on climate grounds challenges the aviation industry to change the way it operates. But it's a challenge the industry can meet, says Hannah Vickers

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Investing in transport is key to ‘levelling up’ cities

10.03.2020

Laura Edgar

cities | congestion | Economic Growth | England | Infrastructure - Transport

The government has been urged to use tomorrow’s Budget to invest in ‘priority cities’ to tackle congestion, which is holding back productivity.

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