electric vehicles

England round-up: Permitted development exacerbating housing affordability issues; £1m to revive British coastal heritage

30.11.2018

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | coast | electric vehicles | England | Housing | Thames Tideway Tunnel | WMCA

A round-up of planning news in England: 23 November-30 November, 2018
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure: The impact on new development

21.11.2018

Jason Horner

electric vehicles | Infrastructure - Transport | UK

Installing an electric vehicle charger in every dwelling will not necessarily reduce the number of vehicles on our roads, according to Jason Horner
Is sustainable transport a myth?

10.09.2018

Dr Ashley Hayden

climate change | electric vehicles | England | Infrastructure - Green | Infrastructure - Transport | NPPF | sustainable transport | Technology | UK

The new NPPF promotes electric vehicles as a form of sustainable transport. Are they the answer to the...
NPPF should include provision for electric vehicles

09.07.2018

Laura Edgar

chargepoints | Climate Change | Department for Transport | electric vehicles | England | Environmental | Infrastructure - Transport

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will ensure that local planning policies can incorporate facilities for charging electric vehicles, according to the government’s Road to Zero Strategy.
France's ban on petrol and diesel engines could spark a revolution in the UK

07.09.2017

Dan Jestico

alternative energy | battery storage | electric vehicles | Infrastructure - Transport | UK

The UK has followed France by pledging to ban petrol and diesel engines. This will require serious investment in alternative energy generation and storage, says Dan Jestico
Queen’s Speech: HS2 phase 2A bill announced

22.06.2017

Laura Edgar

electric vehicles | England | Housing | Housing White Paper | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | Policy & Politics | UK

A bill to enable the next phase of High Speed 2 (HS2), between Birmingham and Crewe, was announced in the Queen’s Speech.
Scotland round-up: Tram extension mooted under Edinburgh City Deal; Plans for Royal High music school approved by councillors

19.08.2016

Roger Milne

edinbrugh | Edinburgh trams | electric vehicles | glasgow | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | North Lanarkshire Council | RTPI | Scotland

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 13 August-19 August, 2016
Electric future will make London a healthier place, says report

02.12.2014

Laura Edgar

carbon emissions | electric vehicles | health | London | London | WPS

If London made the switch to electric heating and forms of transport only by 2035, London’s air pollution could decrease by more than a third...