Brexit

Appeals round-up: Paragraph 79 'pin-wheel' house is not innovative; 'Disaster recovery centre' at country house not allowed

05.12.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 30 November-6 November, 2019

Appeal: Portishead employment land saved for 'return of certainty'

05.12.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for 'extra care' housing on long-vacant land allocated for business use in Portishead, commenting that Brexit uncertainty was unlikely to continue 'for the next few years'....

People power, and why we should embrace it

30.10.2019

Louise Brooke-Smith

People power is on the up, argues Louise Brooke-Smith, and politics and planning should embrace it

Architects admit fears in key barometer for the built environment

28.10.2019

Huw Morris

Architects’ confidence with their workloads has dropped to its lowest level for three years with more than half of practices also admitting they have made no preparations for a no-deal Brexit.

Appeals round-up: Pink paint in conservation area is ‘neither bright nor gaudy’; Third adult gaming centre in Hull terrace allowed

25.10.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 19 October-25 October, 2019

Appeal: Rural floristry ‘financially sound’ despite Brexit uncertainty

23.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans to build a home at an ‘artisan floristry’ in a Welsh national park, after the appellants demonstrated that their business was financially sound despite uncertainty over future...

Kerslake warns time is running out to tackle UK inequalities

20.09.2019

Huw Morris

The UK must urgently rebalance its London-dominated economy or fall into serious and irrecoverable decline, a panel of experts headed by a former civil service chief has warned.

News report: What a no-deal Brexit could mean for planning, infrastructure and the environment

09.09.2019

Laura Edgar

Will the UK leave the European Union with or without a deal? As the UK heads towards the Halloween deadline, it’s far from clear. But what would no-deal actually mean? Over the past week The Planner has spoken to built environment professionals across the spectrum to find out what the...

RTPI president calls for investment in planners

02.09.2019

Laura Edgar

At a time when the country ‘needs certainty to continue delivering housing and infrastructure”, Ian Tant has urged the government to not meddle with the planning system further but to invest in it.

Regional aid in danger of running out without post-Brexit replacement

08.07.2019

Huw Morris

Brexit | ESIF | lga | Policy & Politics | UK

Up to £5.3 billion in regional aid funding will run out in 18 months unless the government acts quickly and puts replacement arrangements in place for when the UK leaves the EU.

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