digital technology

England round-up: Inspectors advise West of England to start again on JSP; £2m for councils to address ‘illegal’ green belt development

13.09.2019

Laura Edgar

digital technology | England | flooding | HS2 | Leeds | Newcastle | Plan Making - Spatial Planning

A round-up of planning news in England: 7 September-13 September, 2019
Appeal: Digital display board would harm visual amenity at Cambridge United FC

10.04.2017

digital technology | East of England | football | Sports & Recreation | Technology

Plans to replace existing advertising with a digital display at Abbey Stadium in Cambridge have been blocked, after an inspector ruled the display would increase harm to the visual amenity of the area,...
Appeal: Digital advertising screen would harm listed building

03.04.2017

digital technology | listed building | Technology | West Midlands

A proposal for a small digital advertising screen on the side of a listed building in Birmingham has been blocked, after an inspector said it would ‘obstruct the traditional architectural form”...
Appeal: Digital advertising screens allowed despite conservation area statement

30.03.2017

advertising | conservation area | digital technology | Infrastructure - Transport | London | Technology

An inspector has given permission for a digital advertising screen in the London conservation area of Newington Green, despite a local authority statement from 2014 that expressly prohibits them.
Appeal: LCD advertising displays ruled too visually disruptive

23.02.2017

advertising | Community Infrastructure | digital technology | East Midlands | highway safety | Infrastructure - Communications | London | Technology

Proposals for two digital advertising displays in London and one in Peterborough have been dismissed this week, as they were ruled too visually disruptive to both to highway safety and amenity.
Councils should consider 5G in planning policy, says NIC chair Adonis

15.12.2016

Laura Edgar

Andrew Adonis | digital infrastructure | digital technology | Infrastructure - Communications | national infrastructure commission | UK

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has recommended that local authorities consider how the deployment of digital infrastructure can be established in planning policy.
Five-year plan for high street rejuvenation

10.03.2015

Laura Edgar

Community Engagement | digital technology | Infrastructure | internet | UK

A five-year strategy to reinvigorate the high streets in the UK, including four initiatives, has been announced by the Digital High Street Advisory Board.