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Stonehouse Action project in Union Street, Plymouth

18.06.2019

Rachel Masker

A groundbreaking civic crowdfunding initiative in Plymouth won this year’s Silver Jubilee Cup at the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. Rachel Masker looks at the pioneering project

Guidance for delivering school places / iStock-521611672

Guidance issued to ensure developers pay for education facilities

11.04.2019

Laura Edgar

cil | England | Policy & Politics | schools | section 106

The government has published guidance to help local authorities to secure funding from housing developers so they can provide for the school places required for new development.

Regeneration of Sale town square / Barton Willmore

News in brief: Sale regeneration approved; Consultants appointed for Tamworth regeneration

19.03.2019

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 19 March, 2019

Legal briefs: Ireland’s climate change strategy under fire in court; Ruling on ‘aggrieved person’ in Aberdeenshire quarry wrangle

25.01.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 19 January-25 January, 2019

Legal landscape: How will CIL evolve in 2019?

17.01.2019

Katherine Evans

The community infrastructure levy is one of the more contested areas of planning. Katherine Evans reads the runes to consider how it is likely to change over the next 12 months...

Forever homes: How do we plan housing for all stages of life?

15.11.2018

James Cross & Caroline Richardson

How do we ensure that everyone has the right kind of housing for their stages of life? Caroline Richardson and James Cross offer their thoughts

CIL can be used to provide doctors' surgeries / iStock: 516181986

Take-up of CIL cash is poor, shows research

24.10.2018

Laura Edgar

Fewer than half of councils in England and Wales are choosing to implement the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). This equates to 148 out of 348 councils.

3 point plan: Maria Dunn MRTPI

23.03.2018

The Planner

A planner explains how they would change the English planning system

Appeal: 9% affordable housing acceptable for 300-home Carlisle scheme

20.03.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has allowed outline permission for 300 homes near Carlisle, accepting the scheme’s failure to meet local affordable housing policy targets on viability grounds.

Appeal: Retirement complex does not warrant sport and leisure contribution

09.11.2017

Matt Moody

An inspector has allowed 16 sheltered accommodation units for people over 55 to go ahead without a financial contribution to local sport and leisure facilities, ruling that retirement accommodation does not...

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