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Business welcomes certainty over HS2 but environmentalists remain concerned

12.02.2020

Laura Edgar

Business leaders are breathing ‘a sigh of relief’ now the government has given the HS2 rail project the go-ahead, but environmental campaigners are perturbed about the damage the line will cause to nature.

England round-up: Planning system is undermined by deregulation, says TCPA; More than 1,000 ancient woods are under threat

17.01.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 11 January-17 January, 2020

More than 1,000 ancient woods are under threat

15.01.2020

Laura Edgar

New figures have shown that the number of ancient woods under threat in the UK from built development has risen above 1,000 for the first time.

Appeal: Appellant’s claim of traveller discrimination ‘not at all persuasive’

15.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked an application for two bungalows in an ancient woodland clearing in Kent, strongly rejecting the appellant’s suggestion that the council had ‘discriminated against the gypsy...

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One year on: The revised NPPF

27.08.2019

Laura Edgar

Updates to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) were published in July last year. One year on, how are the changes bedding in – and are they making a difference?

Government urged to consider environmental impacts of HS2

19.08.2019

Laura Edgar

The Woodland Trust has called on its supporters to lobby HS2 review chairman Douglas Oakervee, transport secretary Grant Shapps and HS2 minister Paul Maynard to consider evidence concerning the environmental impacts of the project.

NPPF changes not protecting trees

01.08.2019

Laura Edgar

Some local planners are failing to use the changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to safeguard trees and ancient woodland, according to the Woodland Trust.

RTPI blog round-up: Developer contributions - a zero sum game?

01.03.2019

RTPI

A round-up of RTPI blogs: 2 February-1 March, 2019

RTPI blog round-up: Learning to love our ancient woodlands; The effect of the EU Withdrawal Act on planning

01.02.2019

RTPI

A round-up of RTPI blogs: 22 December-1 February, 2019

RTPI urges planners to protect ancient woodlands

30.01.2019

Laura Edgar

Planning has a key role in protecting ancient woodland and trees which are threatened by the cumulative effects of inappropriate developments on their fringes as much as permanent loss and damage.

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