Policy & Politics

Appeals round-up: 15 Clerkenwell Close reprieved as inspector overturns demolition order; Tall building rejected for harm to area and loss of LGBT+ venue

16.08.2019

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning appeals: 10 August-16 August, 2019

Appeal: Equestrian proposal in green belt goes under starter’s orders

16.08.2019

Huw Morris

An equestrian building within the Metropolitan Green Belt at Hatfield has secured outline planning permission can after an inspector decided that the proposal was appropriate development.

Ireland round-up: Changes to Irish peat planning regime are put on hold; Fast-track 208-home development proposed for Bray

16.08.2019

Roger Milne

An Bord Pleanala | Ireland | peat | Policy & Politics

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 10 August-16 August, 2019

Changes to Irish peat planning regime are put on hold

16.08.2019

Roger Milne

Ireland | peat | Planning Law | Policy & Politics

Ireland's Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has told planning authorities and other regulatory bodies that changes to the planning regime for large-scale peat extraction have been put on hold following a High Court ruling.

Legal landscape: Take five - The revised deliverability test

15.08.2019

Sarah Reid

The more rigorous definition of “deliverable” in the revised NPPF makes it harder for councils to put together a five-year housing supply, says Sarah Reid

Appeal: Agricultural business wins appeal on green belt site

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

Ashfield District Council | England | Environmental | Policy & Politics

Retrospective planning permission has been granted for a temporary polytunnel, greenhouse and chicken coop on the Nottinghamshire green belt after an inspector found the structures were for agricultural use...

Building toward social inclusion

14.08.2019

Andrew Silverman

A policy focus on social inclusion will change the way that homes, workplaces and public buildings are designed, says Andrew Silverman

Appeal: East Renfrewshire funeral parlour refusal overturned by reporter

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

East Renfrewshire Council | Environmental | Policy & Politics | Scotland

An empty pub and restaurant in the green belt at Barrhead can be converted into a funeral parlour after a reporter decided that it would not cause congestion.

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Housing Delivery Test action plan approved in Welwyn Hatfield

12.08.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | housing delivery test | Policy & Politics | Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has approved the action plan required after failing to deliver at least 95 per cent of the housing it needs under the Housing Delivery Test.

Better land management can lessen climate change effects

12.08.2019

Laura Edgar

Improving how land is managed can contribute to tackling climate change alongside work to cut greenhouse gas emissions, shows the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

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