Infrastructure - Transport

Appeal: Garden landscaping condition is ‘not reasonable’

24.04.2019

An inspector has sided with a homeowner who disputed a planning condition that required him to maintain 25 per cent of his front garden as soft landscaping, in light of parking pressures in the area.

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Appeal: Expansion of Europe’s largest distribution centre approved

23.04.2019

Matt Moody

Long-mooted plans to double the size of Magna Park in Leicestershire can go ahead despite opposition from a local MP, after an inspector found the scheme’s public benefits outweighed harm to a nearby...

NIC: Framework for freight should be acknowledged in planning system

23.04.2019

Laura Edgar

Measures to reduce the freight network’s carbon footprint and congestion should be set out at all levels of the UK’s planning system, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

Experiences at stations and airports affect people's mental health / Shutterstock_771044566

Better transport can help mental health, claims report

23.04.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Health | Infrastructure - Transport | London City Airport | Mental health

The mental health of people in England’s regions could be improved if their experiences at rail stations, airports and on roads were better, according to a report commissioned by London City Airport.

News in brief: Social housing fund set to keep Scotland fit; Teignbridge District Council approves sea wall plans at Dawlish

23.04.2019

Prithvi Pandya

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 23 April, 2019

Warrington to get a link road

15.04.2019

Laura Edgar

chris grayling | congestion | Infrastructure - Transport | North West | Warrington

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has approved £142.5 million for a new Western Link, connecting the A56 at Chester Road with the A57 at Sankey Way in Warrington.