neighbourhood plans

Why neighbourhood plans should tackle climate change

07.05.2019

Daniel Stone MRTPI

Civil society has an important role to play in helping the UK meet its climate change targets – so why isn’t mitigation mandatory in neighbourhood plans? Daniel Stone MRTPI makes the case for change...

Studying an accredited RTPI course / Shutterstock_139617071

News in brief: First town planning apprentices graduate; Three neighbourhood plans approved in Lichfield

11.09.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 11 September, 2018

Neighbourhood plans not delivering housing, suggests research

21.05.2018

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | Lichfields | neighbourhood plans | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood plans are not supporting government ambitions to meet the housing need, with fewer than half containing allocations for new housing in their communities, according to new research.

Courtroom Gavel - legal changes that affect planners

Legal briefs: Neighbourhood plans can come forward ahead of up to date local plans - Court of Appeal

20.02.2017

Roger Milne

court of appeal | neighbourhood plans | Planning Law | Stormont | UK

A round-up of legal news: 13 February-20 February, 2017

News in brief: Phase 2 of Newport Station Quarter development approved; Callout to developers for South-East residential project issued

12.07.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 12 July, 2016

England round-up: RTPI president calls on politicians to take planning seriously; Hayes calls for second referendum

01.07.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 25 June-1 July, 2016

Planning aid volunteers are vital to neighbourhood planning

21.04.2016

John Romanski

Community Engagement | England | Local plans | neighbourhood plans | planning aid

John Romanski, senior Planning Aid England (PAE)adviser, talks about the success PAE has achieved through its volunteers’ hard work

The good, the bad and the ugly of neighbourhood plans

20.04.2016

James Derounian

Community Engagement | England | Local plans | neighbourhood plans

James Derounian considers the pros and cons of community-generated plans

Community planning in a protected landscape

01.04.2016

Amy Tyler-Jones

Local plans | neighbourhood plans | South Downs National Park | South East

Finding a balance between conservation, enhancement and the aspirations of local people is the biggest challenge in dealing with nationally protected landscapes, says Amy Tyler-Jones.

England round-up: Crossrail 2 is a ‘priority’; TfL’s International Women’s Day pledge to put more women in workforce

11.03.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 5 March-11 March, 2016

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