Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood

West Sussex council requests a pause in progress of local plan

01.04.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Horsham District Council | NPPF | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood

Horsham District Council has asked the government to suspend the review of the area’s local plan during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

The people's advocate: An interview with Griff Rhys Jones

31.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Griff Rhys Jones may have made his name as a comedian, actor and broadcaster, but the president of civic voice has a long-standing passion for public engagement with the built environment, as he tells Laura...

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Priorities for the planning white paper

30.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Putting people at the heart of placemaking, the reintroduction of strategic planning, speeding up the planning system, and measures to mitigate the climate crisis have all been cited as priorities for the forthcoming planning white paper. It should also provide maximum clarity as soon as...

England round-up: Coronavirus Act allows virtual planning committee meetings; Quartermain outlines government support for planning authorities in final letter as chief planner

27.03.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in Englnad: 21 March-27 March, 2020

News in brief: RTPI issues coronavirus update; Council refuses water park plans

24.03.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 24 March, 2020

How can we get the most from local planning authorities?

23.03.2020

Rachel Murrell MRTPI

Development Management & Enforcement | England | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | Planning applications

Having switched from the public to the private sector, Rachel Murrell has seen the planning system from both sides - and thinks private sector planners can make life easier for their public sector...

Northern Ireland round-up: Mallon calls for light-touch delivery planning regime; Major planning application handling times still way off target

20.03.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 14 March-20 March, 2020

Ireland round-up: Regulator cold-shoulders local employment policy for Tallaght local area plan; Flats overtake new home permissions

20.03.2020

Roger Milne

Dublin | fast-track planning regime | Ireland | new homes | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 14 March-20 March, 2020

Regulator cold-shoulders local employment policy for Tallaght local area plan

20.03.2020

Roger Milne

Dublin | Ireland | Office of the Planning Regulator | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood

The planning watchdog recommends that South Dublin County Council should drop a local area plan proposal that would compel developers of new building projects in Tallaght to use local construction workers.

Planning reform: Plenty to think about, but more detail required

17.03.2020

Alex Ground

Ahead of a planning white paper, communities secretary Robert Jenrick has floated a number of potential reforms to English planning in the form of a new report, Planning for the future. Alex Ground of...

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