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Small sites affordable housing policy upheld
An inspector found good reason to depart from national affordable housing policy and refused permission for the conversion of a care home into six flats in a Sussex city.
Cambridgeshire council adopts new 20,000-home local plan
Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire has formally adopted its new local plan.
New London Plan 'ban on takeaways near schools is racist', claims author
News that an author has described one the mayor of London's new planning policy banning takeaways near schools as "racist" features in today's newspaper round-up.
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Green light for 7km Leicestershire bypass to unlock sites for 3,700 homes
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Derbyshire council votes to scrap local plan despite officers' warning of £1.4m cost risk
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Neighbourhood Watch: Torbay adopts total plan coverage
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10 key things that happened this week
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What the rise of local political parties opposing housing plans means for applicants and authorities
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The lessons to be learned from the quashing of a mistaken consent
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How planning inquiries are set to change
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Q&A: Independent inquiries review chair Bridget Rosewell on the PINS action plan
- Principal Planning Consultant (Policy) Capita Manchester/Salford (North West) or Breckland or North Tyneside or Barnet (North London)
- Planning Specialists - Development Management Lewis Davey Taunton, Somerset West
- Planning Officer Plymouth City Council Plymouth, Devon
- Principal Major Developments Officer Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
- Senior Planning Enforcement Officer London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth, London (Greater)
Latest Features & Analysis
How strategic arrangements in the Thames estuary could pan out
The government has backed proposals to revive joined-up growth arrangements for the Thames Estuary. But what does it mean for planning in the subregion, Adam Branson asks.
Policy Summary: Government updates guidance on Planning Inspectorate fees for major infrastructure applications
POLICY: Planning Act 2008: Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010.
How we did it: Creating new role to protect local heritage
Adopting a more proactive role in protecting heritage led Sefton Council to create a new post to take on the task, Mark Wilding reports.
What council declarations of 'climate change emergency' mean for planning
A growing number of UK councils have declared a climate change emergency over the past six months, which is likely to prompt changes to their planning policies, Adam Branson discovers.
Latest Comment
The election results are a reminder of how hard it is to plan with residents' consent, by Richard Garlick
Local authorities are getting the government's message that they must plan for the development that their areas need.
Climate change demands priority, by Graeme Bell
We have little more than a decade to save the world. I'll get onto that after I've written this report for a decision on a change of use from A1 to A5.
City growth will always magnify inequality without civic action, by Cliff Hague
Over the last 20 years, two fundamental facts have emerged about cities.
Legal Viewpoint: The exception that proves challenge deadline rule
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's decision in the curious case of three temporary marquees on Merseyside, a backdated decision notice and a judicial review of a planning permission granted nearly six years before the claim was issued.
Britain needs new infrastructure to compete, by Graeme Bell
Britain open for business? Who do they think they're kidding? The mere fact that successive governments feel impelled to trot out the mantra betrays the truth.
Ministers must put onus on councils to provide more homes for older people, by Richard Garlick
Backbench MPs last year concluded that there was a shortfall in the supply of specialist homes for older people.
Latest CIL Watch
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Canterbury City Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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East Devon Council - Revised CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Cheshire East Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Havant Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Purbeck Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
Policy News & Updates
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Planning Act 2008: Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010
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25 Year Environment Plan Progress Report - January 2018 to March 2019
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SuDS changes delayed by Brexit workload, progress report reveals
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Independent Review of Planning Appeal Inquiries - Action Plan
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Draft National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England