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Brokenshire overrules inspector to refuse 471-home Sainsbury's store redevelopment
The housing secretary has overruled the recommendation of a planning inspector and refused plans for the 471-home mixed-use redevelopment...
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Jun 11, 20192 min read
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Community pub viability unaffected by changes
An inspector allowed proposals to remodel a London pub and convert the upper floors and an outbuilding into five self-contained...
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Jun 10, 20191 min read
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How hydrogen can offer a clean energy future
General Motors built its first vehicle powered by hydrogen in 1966. But instead of revolutionising the auto industry, the GM Electrovan...
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Jun 7, 20193 min read
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UK construction sector shrinks as Brexit uncertainty spreads
Output in Britain’s construction sector contracted in May, as Brexit uncertainty weighed on demand while job numbers fell at their...
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Jun 4, 20192 min read
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Places for People bets £100m on modular housing
Places for People, one of the UK’s biggest housing associations, has agreed to buy 750 factory-built homes in a £100m deal. The...
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May 31, 20192 min read
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UK's EV charging points outnumber petrol stations
May 30 (Renewables Now) - Public electric vehicle (EV) charging locations in the UK have outnumbered petrol stations across the country...
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May 30, 20191 min read
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Making Sustainability Real: 2018 Report
Canary Wharf Group’s vision is to inspire positive impact by creating places that are healthy, thriving, sustainable and future-ready,...
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May 28, 20191 min read
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Modular construction: the Goldman Sachs effect
J. Gardiner | Housing Today The investment bank’s decision to put £75m into TopHat could signal changes to come for the whole...
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May 23, 20198 min read
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Site Viability – Get your ducks in a row early
Both the English and Welsh planning systems through the National Planning Policy Framework (and Planning Policy Guidance) in England and...
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May 22, 20194 min read
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Local Plan's Update
16 May 2019 | by Mark Wilding | Planning Resource Inspector Jonathan Bore has backed Guildford Borough Council’s plan which proposes...
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May 16, 20192 min read
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It’s time to be honest about planning gain
Paul Smith | Housing Today Government moves to replace state funding with developer contributions means we need to rethink the whole...
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Apr 25, 20194 min read
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Updated NPPF and ‘Housing & Economic Needs Assessment’ PPG Published
Alongside the publication of the Housing Delivery Test results, the Government has published its response to the technical consultation...
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Mar 19, 20192 min read
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Results of the first Housing Delivery Test published alongside NPPF and PPG updates
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST 2018 RESULTS The outcomes of the first Housing Delivery Test were published and took effect on 19 February. Figure...
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Mar 5, 20194 min read
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Housebuilding rising but not meeting government targets, reveals survey
Prithvi Pandya | The Planner Over the last year, 57% of housebuilders increased the speed at which they built new homes. McBains...
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Feb 27, 20191 min read
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Oxfordshire County-wide Plan Spatial Options Outlined by Local Authorities
A consultation document has been published by Oxfordshire authorities that highlights a range of possibilities for the emerging joint...
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Feb 12, 20191 min read
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Consultation On Whether To Reduce Green Belt Release In Leeds After Planning Inspectors Suggestion
Two Planning Inspectors have indicated that the Site Allocations Plan is sound, although they suggested that a handful of green belt...
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Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Another 900 homes at Callerton Park development with green belt damage 'already done'
Approximately 900 homes are planned to be built at a large housing site in west Newcastle. Applicants were given approval to start the...
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Dec 7, 20182 min read
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