air quality

Appeal: Land purchase uncertainty halts urban extension

04.01.2019

A 1,200-home urban extension north of Warrington has been blocked, after the housing secretary cited deliverability concerns relating to the appellant's incomplete ownership of the site.

Nottingham city centre / Shutterstock_205702927

News in brief: Nottingham’s air quality plan approved; 80,000 trees to be planted in London

27.11.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 27 November, 2018

Appeal: Driving test centre run from hotel room can continue

14.11.2018

Matt Moody

A driving test centre operating from a hotel in Bromley can continue for another 12 months, an inspector has ruled, calling the facility ‘an important public service’.

Scotland round-up: Committee rejects third-party appeal right in Scottish planning bill; Sutherland spaceport project hits turbulence

09.11.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 3 November-9 November, 2018

Appeals round-up: Council must pay costs for refusing lap-dancing club; Temporary accommodation allowed at stricken alpaca farm

07.09.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 1 September-7 September, 2018.

Appeal: 193 homes allowed next to M61 motorway

04.09.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for 193 homes near Preston can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, despite findings that noise from the nearby M61 motorway would breach international outdoor noise guidelines.

Appeal: Inspector finds elegance in simple form of Brentford flats

28.08.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for nine flats adjacent to the M4 motorway can go ahead despite the council's air quality and noise concerns, after an inspector approved of the scheme's 'simple' design.

England round-up: England falling behind Scotland in improving air quality, says RTPI; Bidding opens for garden community development support

17.08.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 11 August-17 August, 2018

Cabinet approves third runway plan for Heathrow

05.06.2018

Laura Edgar

The government’s economic subcommittee has backed plans for a third runway at London Heathrow Airport. Plans were then approved by Prime Minister Theresa May’s full cabinet.

Grayling approves Silvertown Tunnel DCO

10.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has approved a development consent order (DCO) for a road to be built under the River Thames in East London.

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