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News in brief: Bid for government funding submitted for Morley; Regeneration parliamentary group established

09.02.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 9 February, 2021

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News in brief: Sites sought for national park’s local plan; Masterplan for area of Ebbsfleet approved

12.01.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 12 January, 2021

Appeals round-up: Cycle space requirement for HMO halved; Norfolk scrape could cause more harm than good

20.11.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 14 November-20 November, 2020

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Appeal: Cycle space requirement for HMO halved

20.11.2020

Matt Moody

Plans to convert ten self-contained flats in Ealing into a single eight-bedroom HMO need only provide four cycle parking spaces, an inspector has ruled, half the number the council had demanded when...

New Welsh transport strategy shapes up

20.11.2020

Roger Milne

Welsh ministers have launched a strategy for consultation that lays the groundwork for a new transport policy.

Plans to decarbonise transport should link to spatial planning

26.10.2020

Laura Edgar

Although welcome, plans to decarbonise transport need to link to spatial planning and transport policies should provide a ‘clear route map’ to net-zero 2050.

Appeal: 15-home scheme would jeopardise urban extension's sustainability

01.10.2020

Matt Moody

Plans for 15 homes on land set aside to build a link road between two parts of a planned 820-home urban extension in Dorset would 'undermine the environmental sustainability' of the wider development, an...

Are we on the brink of a walking and cycling revolution?

26.08.2020

Helen Hemstock

The Department for Transport's Gear Change plan marks a step forward for active travel planning, but there's still so much to be done, says Helen Hemstock

Government urged to invest in active travel to usher in new era

05.08.2020

Huw Morris

Investment in active travel must enable structural and behavioural changes to become a permanent part of everyday life, say local authority directors.

Appeal: West Devon shepherd hut fails on sustainable transport options

04.08.2020

Huw Morris

A plan to build a shepherd’s hut for holiday let in the countryside near a West Devon village has been dismissed for failing to meet a range of sustainability requirements.

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