biodiversity
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08.01.2021
Plans for a miniature railway in Cornwall can go ahead despite conflict with local landscape policy, an inspector has ruled, after the scheme’s economic, social and environmental benefits proved decisive....
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17.12.2020biodiversity | Climate Change | Environmental | nature | peatland | Scotland | Scottish Government | trees | Water & Marine
Plans to protect at least 30 per cent of Scotland’s land for nature by 2030 – and to examine options to extend this further – were announced this week by Scottish environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham.
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11.12.2020
Wrexham Council must pay costs for failing to properly substantiate its reasoning for refusing plans for 15 homes against the advice of its officers, an inspector has ruled.
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20.11.2020biodiversity | Climate Change | England | RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence | York Central | zonal planning
A round-up of planning news in England: 14 November-20 November, 2020
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18.11.2020agriculture | biodiversity | Environmental | farming | Nichola Mallon | Northern Ireland | Policy & Politics
Infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has been urged to review how Northern Ireland's planning system handles ammonia pollution from agricultural development following a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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17.11.2020
Should the biodiversity net gain system be focusing more explicitly on supporting human wellbeing? Is biodiversity recovery best served by working on individual sites or at a larger, more strategic scale? To what extent can the biodiversity net gain system contribute to nature recovery on a...
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16.11.202025 year environment plan | AONBs | biodiversity | Boris Johnson | Climate Change | climate crisis | Coronavirus | England | Environmental | National Park
Boris Johnson has outlined plans to create national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) to protect England’s ‘iconic landscapes’.
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05.11.2020biodiversity | Community Engagement | Environmental | North Somerset Council | placemaking | Plan Making - Spatial Planning | South West
North Somerset Council’s executive team has endorsed a 10-year vision that seeks to address issues faced by the high street in an inclusive way that focuses on wellbeing.
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23.10.2020biodiversity | Development Management & Enforcement | England | HS2 | Planning applications | Policy & Politics | strategic planning
A round-up of planning news in England: 17 October-23 October, 2020
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21.09.2020
Planning policy needs to shift away from a ‘linear’ approach to measuring net gain and towards a broader concept of ‘ecosystem restoration’ if the profession is to help arrest biodiversity loss and support its role in adapting to climate change.
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