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Scotland round-up: Scottish appeals directorate looks to Skype as traditional hearings ditched; Go-ahead for Dumfries flood defence project

27.03.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 21 March-27 March, 2020

England round-up: PINS issues Covid-19 advice; Leeds flood scheme to go ahead

20.03.2020

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 14 March-20 March, 2020

Farnley Lane, Otley, flooded during Storm Dennis / Leeds City Council

Leeds flood scheme to go ahead

19.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Leeds City Council has granted planning permission for a scheme to protect Otley from flooding.

Appeals round-up: No prior approval for commenced conversion; Affordable housing provision from small sites deemed 'meaningful'

13.03.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 7 March-13 March, 2020

Called-in: James overrules inspector to block homes near floodplain

13.03.2020

Matt Moody

The Welsh housing minister has rejected her inspector’s advice that ‘exceptional circumstances’ justified plans for 440 homes in an area of high flood risk near Pontypridd, citing the ‘precautionary approach...

Wales round-up: Changes tabled for Welsh listed building consent regime; Road charging study announced

13.03.2020

Roger Milne

Cymru | flooding | Growth Deals | Heritage | Newport

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 7 March-13 March, 2020

Infrastructure construction / iStock-95396741

Budget 2020: Significant cash for roads, the rail network and digital connectivity

11.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) will spend £27 billion between now and 2025 – and has promised cash for mayoral combined authorities to invest in public transport.

RTPI: Government urged to take ‘climate justice’ approach to protect deprived communities

22.01.2020

Laura Edgar

climate crisis. | England | flooding | Policy & Politics | RTPI

Disadvantaged communities in the UK are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis and the government must respond through a ‘climate justice’ lens to address this.

Northern Ireland round-up: Stormont gets back to business facing a planning backlog; Ballymena flood project announced

17.01.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 11 January-17 January, 2020

Welsh climate change strategy outlines flood-risk planning measures

05.12.2019

Roger Milne

The latest Welsh climate crisis mitigation strategy, just published, commits ministers to strengthening planning policy to prevent housebuilders from building properties on medium and high-risk floodplains in Wales.

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