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Appeal: Shop conversion blocked after PD changes announced

03.07.2020

An inspector has cited harm to living conditions, heritage and shopping street vitality in refusing the conversion of a vacant Croydon shop unit into a flat, in a decision published the day after plans were...

England round-up: Dismantling planning system will lead to failure of ‘build, build, build’ agenda; Regenerate the countryside to regenerate the economy, says CPRE

03.07.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 27 June-3 July, 2020

Ireland round-up: Film studio complex in picture for County Wicklow; Coalition names ministers responsible for planning

03.07.2020

Roger Milne

Darragh O’Brien | film studio | Ireland | Leisure & Tourism | Policy & Politics

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 27 June-3 July, 2020

Scotland round-up: Planning reporters delivered an improved performance during 2019/20; 800-home scheme approved near Bannockburn

03.07.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 27 June-3 July, 2020

Wales round-up: AM’s report highlights ineffective planning regime; Major new Cardiff city centre scheme proposed

03.07.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news: 27 June-3 July, 2020

AM’s report highlights ineffective planning regime in Wales

03.07.2020

Roger Milne

Cymru | Development Management & Enforcement | planning officers society for wales | Policy & Politics

Parts of the planning system in Wales are ineffective, fail to connect with communities and are weak on enforcement, AMs on the Welsh Assembly Senedd’s Public Accounts Committee have concluded.

Government to publish devolution white paper this year

02.07.2020

Laura Edgar

Economic Growth | England | lga | Policy & Politics | robert jenrick

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that a recovery and devolution white paper will be published later this year.

Dismantling planning system will lead to failure of ‘build, build, build’ agenda, warns RTPI CEO

02.07.2020

RTPI

RTPI chief executive Victoria Hills has written an open letter in response to government statements made this week in relation to the profession. The full text of her letter appears below.

Planner Live Online: Health considerations must drive post-Covid planning, say experts

02.07.2020

Simon Wicks

A comprehensive rethink of the principles that drive planning will be necessary if we are to create healthier neighbourhoods, towns and cities in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Regenerate the countryside to regenerate the economy, says CPRE

02.07.2020

Laura Edgar

A countryside charity has called on the government to ensure that everyone has access to green space, after the early period of total lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 highlighted the inequalities surrounding who has access to it.

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