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Introducing zonal planning in England would be a ‘cultural change’, says Hills

18.11.2020

Laura Edgar

Moving to a zonal planning system and frontloading community engagement will be cultural changes for England’s planning system, says RTPI chief executive Victoria Hills.

Planning for the Future: Zoning and a new system for local plans

10.08.2020

Huw Morris

A new era of zonal planning lies ahead for England’s planning system. Huw Morris reports

Planning for the Future: Plan in haste, repent at leisure

07.08.2020

Nigel Hewitson

England | planning for the future | Planning reform | Policy & Politics | zoning

A curate’s egg, says Nigel Hewitson, and many will have seen a good number of the ‘radical' ideas touted in...

Planning for the Future: It's zoning, Mr Jenrick, but not as we know it

07.08.2020

Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin, senior planner with Braintree District Council, casts his eye over the proposals in Planning for the Future and finds – among some digital gems – that not all is quite as it was...

Mixed views on the prime minister’s Covid-19 recovery plan

01.07.2020

Laura Edgar

Professionals across the built environment sector have broadly welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to reform the planning system in a bid to help the country recover from Covid-19, but some have cautioned against further deregulation.

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Legal landscape: Will bypassing councils make planning decisions quicker and more effective?

07.02.2020

Tristan Ward and Ben Arrowsmith

A recent Policy Exchange report into planning reform envisages a zonal planning system in which development decisions bypass elected members and council officers. Will this lead to quicker and better...

Ireland round-up: Green light for Cork office tower dismays conservationists; ‘Climate smart’ planning urged by business

31.05.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 25 May-31 May, 2019

Dublin plans major rezoning move to boost housing

01.03.2019

Roger Milne

Dublin | Housing | Ireland | zoning

A significant proportion of land earmarked for industrial estates and business parks look set to be rezoned for housing under new proposals from Dublin City Council.

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RTPI: Automatic permission for housing land won’t increase housing supply

10.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A new study by the RTPI has suggested that attaching automatic planning permission to housing land allocated in local plans in England 'would have limited impact' on increasing the supply of homes.

Lesson from America

31.05.2016

Jamie Ratcliff

How does the Californian planning system compare with England's? The GLA's Jamie Ratcliff offers his thoughts from a job swap in the USA.