GARDEN VILLAGE SCHEME MOOTED FOR HERTFORDSHIRE RAIL FREIGHT INTERCHANGE SITE
County council would prefer to see the area retain green belt status, but is prepared to consider alternatives as it may be forced to sell the land...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/340/garden_village_scheme_...
GUILDFORD STATION REDEVELOPMENT THROWN OUT FOR BEING TOO "MONOLITHIC"
Council rules that the scale of the proposals would be "detrimental to the setting", as residents flag concerns over its affordable housing provision...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/341/guildford_station_rede...
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE HIGHLIGHTS THE RISKS OF GLOBAL WARMING
New report details the evidence of the most urgent risks facing the UK, and suggests priorities for the next five years...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/342/committee_on_climate_c...
KEY CHANGES TO SOUTH YORKSHIRE HS2 ROUTE AND STATION PROPOSALS
New options in latest report may be cheaper, cut journey times, and avoid the complexities of the previous route...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/343/key_changes_to_south_y...
CLARK DISMISSES CHESHIRE HOMES SCHEME AGAINST ADVICE OF INSPECTOR
Recommended conditions were variously "unreasonable", "difficult to enforce" or "not strictly relevant to planning policy"...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/344/clark_dismisses_cheshi...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 14 JULY 2016
- Neighbourhood planning moves
- Funding for sustainable travel schemes announced
- Kent lorry park plan
- MPs to probe house-building capacity
- Call for council-house renaissance
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/345/planning_round-up_14_j...
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NEW PLANNING PORTAL: UPLOADING DOCUMENTS
Uploading supporting documents is obviously an area of great importance as far as the Portal is concerned.
https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/07/13/new-planning-portal-uploadi...
HOW LIVERPOOL ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ONLINE PLANNING
We recently worked with the Better Connected team on the first Better Connected Live event, which marks the move from this as an annual survey of local authority websites to a rolling annual programme.
https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/07/07/how-liverpool-encourages-de...
THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY STARTS TO COME TO TERMS WITH BREXIT
Last week we spent a few days out at the RTPI Convention in London and CIH Conference in Manchester. Events like these are a valuable way to meet many of our customers in one place and also to hear views on trends in the industry.
https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/07/05/the-development-industry-st...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 7 JULY 2016
CLARK REJECTS OUT-OF-CENTRE EXETER DISTRICT RETAIL SCHEME
Plans for the 17,000 square metre Moor Exchange development have been refused by the Secretary of State, largely because of its impact on Exeter’s city centre...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/339/clark_rejects_out-of-c...
MANCHESTER SKYSCRAPER SCHEME APPROVED
City council planners have given the green light for the Owen Street development in Manchester city centre which includes a 200 metre tower that is set to become the tallest building outside of London...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/338/manchester_skyscraper_...
RISE IN NEW HOME APPROVALS IN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREAS
New report highlights that Clark has approved 2,530 new homes in neighbourhood plan areas using his recovery powers, 2,214 more than his predecessor...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/337/rise_in_new_home_appro...
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALLOWED IN HERTFORDSHIRE GREEN BELT
Clark approves proposals for 129 houses at Bricket Wood, originally refused by St Albans City and District Council...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/336/residential_developmen...
REVAMP FOR WELSH PLANNING LAW MOOTED
Law Commission launches consultation on Welsh planning in a bid to create clearer, simpler and more modern law...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/335/revamp_for_welsh_plann...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 7 JULY 2016
- Milton Keynes 2050 vision
- Lincolnshire Lakes development mooted as a ‘Garden City’
- Latest stats on home approvals
- Local plan round-up
- Airport capacity decision delayed
- Energy developments
- Green belt mock Tudor castle planning saga ends
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/334/planning_round-up_7_ju...
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HOW LIVERPOOL ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ONLINE PLANNING
We recently worked with the Better Connected team on the first Better Connected Live event, which marks the move from this as an annual survey of local authority websites to a rolling annual programme.
Read more and comment on our blog...
https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/07/07/how-liverpool-encourages-de...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 30 JUNE 2016
BREXIT WON’T MEAN BONFIRE OF EU GREEN REGULATIONS INSIST LAWYERS
Lawyers and ecologists say that EU directives and European-derived regulations that relate to wildlife protection and air quality limits are likely to remain in place despite the referendum outcome...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/333/brexit_won_t_mean_bonf...
SPENDING WATCHDOG WARNS THAT HS2 REGENERATION BENEFITS ARE AT RISK
The HS2 high-speed rail project has an unrealistic timetable and is facing increased cost and schedule pressures, according to National Audit Office report...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/332/spending_watchdog_warn...
WORCESTER BLOCKS EDGE-OF-CENTRE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
21-hectare Worcester Woods development refused on the basis that it would have a significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of retailers in Worcester City Centre...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/331/worcester_blocks_edge-...
RTPI PRESIDENT SAYS PLANNING REFORMS HAVEN’T DELIVERED BETTER GROWTH
Williams urges the government to take a fundamentally different approach to the role of planning, “one that recognises, supports and invests in the benefits that planning can deliver”...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/330/rtpi_president_says_pl...
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE JOINT DEVELOPMENT PLAN PASSES MUSTER
Inspector’s report published concluding that, subject to modifications, the North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit’s Joint Core Strategy is “sound”...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/329/north_northamptonshire...
PLANNING ROUND UP 30 JUNE 2016
- Wolverhampton tram expansion
- Ashford redevelopment approved
- London round-up
- Bradford approves homes in flood-risk area
- Clark blows away single turbine near M1
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s core strategy is sound
- Humber Bridge mooted as tourist attraction
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/328/planning_round-up_30_j...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 23 JUNE 2016
MINSTERS PUBLISH NEW GARDEN SETTLEMENT PROSPECTUS
Further guidance published for the government's Locally-Led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities scheme stressing the importance of community support for proposals...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/327/minsters_publish_new_g...
GREAT NORTH PLAN MOOTED BY RTPI AND IPPR NORTH
Blueprint seeks to turn the concept of a Northern Powerhouse into a reality by focusing on key industries and themes...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/326/great_north_plan_moote...
NEW-LOOK YORK LOCAL PLAN MAKES WAVES
York’s emerging local plan continues to make progress with councillors set to approve a new preferred sites document...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/325/new-look_york_local_pl...
CLARK BLOCKS CAMBRIDGESHIRE SOLAR FARM PROJECTS
Two solar farm developments for the same site are refused on appeal, in both cases Clark concluded the solar farms would represent inappropriate development in a green belt location...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/324/clark_blocks_cambridge...
REVISED BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LOCAL PLAN PROPOSES GARDEN TOWN AND A NEW SETTLEMENT
Draft Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan to be considered by full council before going out for public consultation...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/323/revised_buckinghamshir...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 23 JUNE 2016
- Latest quarterly planning application figures
- Inquiry into M4 extension around Newport announced
- Builders warn of capacity constraints to meet new homes targets
- Report looks at how city-regions can deliver more affordable housing
- Bracknell Forest gears up for new local plan
- Green light for Congleton link road
- Manchester housing project
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/322/planning_round-up_23_j...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 16 JUNE 2016
CLARK BLOCKS IPSWICH AFFORDABLE HOMES SCHEME OVER ‘INCLUSIVITY’ ISSUES
Communities Secretary refuses Ravenswood development on the basis that it conflicts with national policy “to create inclusive and mixed communities”…
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/321/clark_blocks_ipswich_a...
MPs CRITICISE GOVERNMENT’S FLOODING STRATEGY
Environment audit committee report urges the government to take a more proactive approach to managing flood risk...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/320/mps_criticise_governme...
MINISTERS INSIST NEW BILL WON’T CURTAIL ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
Petition sparked by fears that the neighbourhood planning and infrastructure bill will curtail the use of planning conditions requiring archaeological surveys...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/319/ministers_insist_new_b...
FUTURE OF WELSH PLANNING OUTLINED BY MINISTER
Speaking at the RTPI Cymru, Welsh planning minister Lesley Griffiths set out her vision for the Welsh planning system...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/318/future_of_welsh_planni...
LIVERPOOL UNVEILS AMBITIOUS LIFE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS PROJECT
Liverpool mayor announces flagship development scheme that could create up to 10,000 jobs...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/317/liverpool_unveils_ambi...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 16 JUNE 2016
- Dark skies
- Leeds housing allowed on appeal
- Report calls for older person priorities in local plans
- Think-tank talks up the economic contribution of small and medium-sized towns and cities
- Oxfordshire and Kent local plan developments
- Wolverhampton station development
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/316/planning_round-up_16_j...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 9 JUNE 2016
NEW RESEARCH QUESTIONS LOCAL PLAN HOUSING SUPPLY CLAIMS
Indigo Planning report casts doubt on the ability of councils to meet housing supply targets...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/315/new_research_questions...
OMBUDSMAN PROBE REVEALS HUGE HACKNEY ENFORCEMENT BACKLOG
Local Government Ombudsman investigation concludes that planning authorities must keep track of enforcement action and follow through when promising to act...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/314/ombudsman_probe_reveal...
OXFORD PUBLISHES REPORT WHICH 'JUSTIFIES' GREEN BELT URBAN EXTENSIONS
Council report calls for a review of Oxford’s green belt inner boundaries to allow strategic housing allocations...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/313/oxford_publishes_repor...
MPs CRY FOUL OVER WITHDRAWAL OF CONTAMINATED LAND GRANTS
Soil Health report argues that without funding councils are less able and less likely to proactively investigate potential contamination...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/312/mps_cry_foul_over_with...
CLARK ALLOWS HOUSING APPEALS IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE
Two separate housing schemes totalling over 400 dwellings allowed on appeal by the Secretary of State...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/311/clark_allows_housing_a...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 9 JUNE
- Salford Quays set to double up
- Teesside regeneration report
- Pig farmers pan planning
- Go-ahead for Nottinghamshire waste gasification facility
- Report says productivity not connectivity should be Northern Powerhouse priority
- Government’s Kent lorry park plan slated by MPs
- Local plan round-up
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/310/planning_round-up_9_june
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 2 JUNE 2016
BIRMINGHAM PLAN ‘PAUSED’ OVER GREEN BELT ISSUES
Government uses new powers under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to put Birmingham Development Plan on hold..
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/309/birmingham_plan_paused...
COUNCIL ‘FURY’ OVER STOCKTON HOUSING SCHEME U-TURN
Outline proposals for a 550 home development at Ingleby Barwick allowed after government reconsideration of appeal decision...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/308/council_fury_over_stoc...
LATEST POPULATION PROJECTIONS PUBLISHED
The Office for National Statistics latest population projections indicate a larger and increasingly ageing UK population...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/307/latest_population_proj...
GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW SETTLEMENT AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON
Outline planning permission granted for 140-hectare development in Warwickshire...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/306/green_light_for_new_se...
GO-AHEAD FOR MAJOR WARRINGTON DEVELOPMENTS
Planning committee approves the next stage of development for the Omega South project...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/305/go-ahead_for_major_war...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 2 JUNE 2016
- New Homes Bonus allocations
- National Infrastructure Assessment
- Scottish planning review
- Housing completions
- Manchester housing schemes
- Green energy project determinations
- Estates regeneration initiative
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/304/planning_round-up_2_ju...
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ARE YOU BETTER CONNECTED?
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that we are working with the organisers of Better Connected Live to deliver a bespoke session on planning.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/05/19/are-you-better-connected/
DIGITAL DELIVERY OF LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
We’re pleased to be a partner at the first Better Connected Live event on 24 and 25 May in Birmingham.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 26 MAY 2016
YORKSHIRE FRACKING PERMISSION MAKES WAVES
North Yorkshire County Council's planning committee votes in favour of exploratory fracking scheme...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/303/yorkshire_fracking_per...
MORTGAGE LENDERS URGE STARTER HOME CAUTION
Starter Homes initiative risks destabilising the housing market, warns the Council of Mortgage Lenders...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/302/mortgage_lenders_urge_...
TRANSPORT SECRETARY BACKS BIRMINGHAM TRAM EXTENSION SCHEME DESPITE HERITAGE CONCERNS
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin goes against recommendation of a planning inspector and renews compulsory purchase powers for Centro...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/301/transport_secretary_ba...
CLARK BLOCKS GREEN BELT SOLAR FARMS IN WORCESTERSHIRE AND ESSEX
Communities Secretary dismisses appeals for two solar farms as neither demonstrated the very special circumstances needed to justify development in the green belt...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/300/clark_blocks_green_bel...
GREEN REGULATOR VOICES CONCERN OVER M4 PROJECT
Natural Resources Wales voices environmental concerns over the proposed £1bn M4 corridor project around Newport...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/299/green_regulator_voices...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 26 MAY 2016
- RPTI Cymru welcomes new Welsh Cabinet Secretary appointment
- Housing ‘Pink Zones’ urged
- Salford’s green space plea
- Clark allows single wind turbine appeal
- Bolton plan handling probe
- Neighbourhood planning progress
- Housing and Planning Act 2016 published
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/298/planning_round-up_26_m...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 12 MAY 2016
PARLIAMENTARY DEADLOCK OVER HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL NEARLY OVER
Housing and planning bill nears completion of its legislative journey with just one issue still in contention between the two Chambers...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/291/parliamentary_deadlock...
CLARK BLOCKS MAJOR HOUSING SCHEMES IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND CHESHIRE
Clark agrees with the inspectors’ recommendations and refuses both of the residential schemes...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/290/clark_blocks_major_hou...
EXPERTS CRITIQUE HOUSING NEED ASSESSMENT PROPOSALS
Report offers alternative method to measuring housing need...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/289/experts_critique_housi...
PROPOSAL FOR 2,800 NEW HOMES ON GREEN BELT NEAR REDDITCH
Green Belt residential development plans submitted for 136-hectare site...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/288/proposal_for_2800_new_...
STONEHENGE TUNNEL GETS GUARDED UNESCO APPROVAL
UNESCO report backs the concept of a tunnel under the World Heritage Site...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/287/stonehenge_tunnel_gets...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 12 MAY 2016
- Judicial review for ground-breaking Cornish neighbourhood plan
- Wrangle over Greater Manchester spatial strategy
- Folkestone garden town mooted
- Land Registry consultation
- Milton Keynes mulls getting higher
- Southampton housing estate revamp
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/286/planning_round-up_12_m...
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DIGITAL DELIVERY OF LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
We’re pleased to be a partner at the first Better Connected Live event on 24 and 25 May in Birmingham.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/04/22/digital-delivery-of-local-p...
APRIL’S ONLINE PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Its good to see that one month on from the launch of our new site, the numbers of online applications continue to grow – reaching more than 47,000 submitted in April.
Read more and add a comment on our blog..
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 28 APRIL 2016
PEERS INFLICT MORE CHANGES TO HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL
Further amendments made to the housing and planning bill in the Lords...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/279/peers_inflict_more_cha...
CPRE REPORTS THAT GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT IS ON THE UP
Report identifies that 275,000 homes are now planned for England’s Green Belt...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/278/cpre_reports_that_gree...
BIRMINGHAM DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAKES THE GRADE
Planning inspectorate endorses council’s long-term strategic plan...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/277/birmingham_development...
KEY APPEAL COURT RULING ON GREEN BELT APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT
Valley Grown Nurseries successfully defends appeal...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/276/key_appeal_court_rulin...
CHICHESTER HOUSING SCHEME TORPEDOED BY NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ISSUES
Clark backs inspector in refusing 120 homes development at Hambrook...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/275/chichester_housing_sch...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 28 APRIL 2016
- PAS grant cut by cash-strapped DCLG
- Social housing funding boost
- Rushden Lakes new development
- Ipswich core strategy review makes progress
- Sunderland’s Vaux brewery site redevelopment
- Hull urban village mooted
- Gladman Developments wins Wellington homes appeal
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/274/planning_round-up_28_a...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 14 APRIL 2016
PEERS OVERTURN 20 PER CENT STARTER HOME REQUIREMENT
Government’s starter homes policy suffers set back in the Lords...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/267/peers_overturn_20_per_...
DEVELOPMENT VIABILITY CHALLENGE PROVISION TO END THIS MONTH
Temporary affordable housing appeal mechanism not extended...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/266/development_viability_...
NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS REPORT IDENTIFIES 21 COUNCILS AT RISK OF INTERVENTION DUE TO SLOW LOCAL PLAN PROGRESS
New report published reviewing local plan progress and housing requirements...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/265/nathaniel_lichfield_an...
MINISTERS CLAIM RAIL STATION DEVELOPMENTS COULD YIELD 10,000 NEW HOMES
Government argues redevelopment of stations could deliver significant boost to local growth...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/264/ministers_claim_rail_s...
6,000-HOME GARDEN VILLAGE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED FOR BEDFORD
Plans submitted for a sustainable new village at the Twinwoods Business Park...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/263/6000-home_garden_villa...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 14 APRIL 2016
- Green light for 1950s town in Co Durham open air museum
- Welsh round-up
- Basingtoke and Deane and Guildford local plans make waves
- Quartermain communication
- Greater Manchester CIL proposal
- Thames Estuary initiative
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/262/planning_round-up_14_a...
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UPDATED CHANGE OF USE FORMS LIVE ON 6 APRIL
We are updating five forms that are being affected by new legislation coming into effect and adding a new one in line with statutory requirements. over a number of months and meticulous planning.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 31 MARCH 2016
DCLG CONSULTS ON KEY ELEMENTS OF STARTER HOME REGIME
Consultation on starter homes regulations opens...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/255/dclg_consults_on_key_e...
MINISTERS CALL FOR “EMBEDDED” CULTURAL STRATEGIES IN DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Government calls for greater collaboration to increase access to arts and culture...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/254/ministers_call_for_emb...
SPENDING WATCHDOG VOICES CONCERN OVER LEP ACCOUNTABILITY
National Audit Office calls for specific quantifiable objectives for Growth Deals...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/253/spending_watchdog_voic...
HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL SEES OFF OPPOSITION IN THE LORDS
Bill progresses to report stage...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/252/housing_and_planning_b...
UK INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY PLAN UNVEILED
Government publishes National Infrastructure Delivery Plan...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/251/uk_infrastructure_deli...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 31 MARCH 2016
- On yer bike?
- Brand-new Welsh heritage law comes of age
- Commons green light for HS2 bill
- RTPI urges monitoring of locations of new homes
- More MoD land releases
- Key Brummie city centre master plan consultation
- Peel Group pitches for housing partners
- And more stories...
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/news/article/250/planning_round-up_31_m...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 24 MARCH 2016
PEERS WRESTLE WITH FIVE-YEAR PIPS LATE INTO THE NIGHT
Ministers consider setting a five-year time limit on permission in principle…
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/24/peers-wrestle-with-five-year...
FIVE-WEEK CONSULTATION ANNOUNCED ON LOCAL PLAN REFORMS
Consultation announced on Local Plan Expert Group recommendations…
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/24/five-week-consultation-annou...
CHANGES TO PHONE MAST PLANNING REGIME DUE TO KICK-IN SOON
Ministers to introduce more flexibility over the deployment of mobile phone infrastructure…
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/24/changes-to-phone-mast-planni...
POST-BUDGET ROUND-UP
The Department for Communities and Local Government launch a number of key initiatives…
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/24/post-budget-round-up/
SARGEANT COUNSELS PLANNERS ABOUT BEING TOO SWAYED BY ENERGY PROJECT AMENITY ISSUES
Welsh planning minister asks for renewable energy planning decisions to be considered in a balanced manner…
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/24/sargeant-counsels-planners-a...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 24 MARCH 2016
- Scottish rail prospects
- Deprivation counts
- Brownfield best says CPRE report
- Growth deal funding
- Tunbridge Wells town centre revamp
- Clark unmoved by Staffordshire turbine project
- Ferdinand bids to score as developer
- And more stories...
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/24/planning-round-up-24-march-2...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 10 MARCH 2016
RADICAL DEVOLUTION DEAL FOR LONDON MOOTED TO TACKLE HOUSING CRISIS
Report calls for devolution of powers to the London Mayor to help solve the capital’s housing crisis...
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/10/radical-devolution-deal-for-...
LEGAL CHALLENGE RIPS UP BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Aylesbury Vale District Council withdraws support for Haddenham Neighbourhood Plan...
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/10/legal-challenge-rips-up-buck...
PEERS CRANK UP THE ANTE ON STARTER HOMES AS BILL GRINDS THROUGH THE LORDS
Lords warn that starter homes would be inaccessible to between 70 and 80 per cent of private renters...
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/10/peers-crank-up-the-ante-on-s...
CLARK DISMISSES MAIDSTONE HOMES APPEAL BUT ALLOWS HERTFORDSHIRE RESIDENTIAL SCHEMES
Mixed fortunes for two significant housing scheme recovered appeals...
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/10/clark-dismisses-maidstone-ho...
TRANSPORT EXPERTS CLAIM AIRPORT EXPANSION GREEN ISSUES CAN BE SOLVED
Report argues that aviation noise, emissions and air quality issues are not insurmountable...
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/10/transport-experts-claim-airp...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 10 MARCH
- Latest housing stats
- New planning regime for key Welsh infrastructure schemes
- Community assets progress
- NIC bangs drum for smart power
- Go-ahead for Manchester airport expansion
- Think tank urges ministers to face-down Nimbys
- Seaside boost
- And more stories...
http://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2016/03/10/planning-round-up-10-march-2...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 3 MARCH 2016
PEERS TAKE AIM AT STARTER HOMES POLICY AS BILL IS SCRUTINISED
Ministers warned that new initiative will crowd out other forms of housing tenure...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/peers-take-aim-at-starte...
NEW TOWNS TAKE ON HEALTH ISSUES
'Healthy new towns' to pilot responses to 21st century challenges...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/new-towns-take-on-health...
HCA SUCCESSFULLY APPEALS REFUSAL OF NORTHAMPTON URBAN EXTENSION
Decision overturned with insistence that benefits outweighed adverse effects...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/hca-successfully-appeals...
MPS CALL FOR HS2 CHANGES
Report also suggests that current procedures are no longer fit for purpose...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/mps-call-for-hs2-changes/
REPORT WARNS OF NORTHERN CITY ECONOMIC SLIPPAGE
10 of the UK’s top 12 struggling cities are based in the north and risk being left behind...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/report-warns-of-northern...
PLANNING ROUND UP 3 MARCH 2016
- Housing starts and completions on the up
- Council concern over starter homes policy
- CBI wish-list for infrastructure
- Oxfordshire carve-up proposed as part of devolution deal
- Durham clamp-down on student housing
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/planning-round-up-3-marc...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 25 FEBRUARY 2016
DCLG CONSULTS ON NEW FEES AND 'FAST TRACK' APPLICATIONS
Proposals include competition in application processing and the ability to offer premium services...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/dclg-consults-on-new-fee...
MINISTERS UNVEIL DETAIL OF PLANNING REFORMS AND 'FINANCIAL BENEFITS' REPORTING
New requirement to set out the financial benefits of planning applications detailed...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/ministers-unveil-detail-...
WATCHDOG URGES GREATER CLARITY OVER REASONS FOR PLANNING DECISIONS
Ombudsman insists planning committees should clearly record reasons for decisions...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/watchdog-urges-greater-c...
CLARK WAVES THROUGH CONTESTED FREE SCHOOL PROJECTS IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND DEVON
Free school projects allowed against inspectors' recommendations...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/clark-waves-through-cont...
LORDS ISSUE CRITICAL REPORT ON GOVERNMENT HOUSING POLICIES
Peers criticise policies as unlikely to meet demand for either quantity or quality...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/lords-issue-critical-rep...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 25 FEBRUARY
- Liverpool needs link to HS2 says report
- Green light for Goole employment and distribution hub
- Major Welsh wind farm withdrawn by developer
- Housing statistics published
- Government consults on new London-only PD proposals
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/planning-round-up-25-
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 18 FEBRUARY 2016
RURAL PLANNING REVIEW LAUNCHED
Review seeks to reduce regulatory burdens...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/rural-planning-review-la...
TOP PROPERTY CONSULTANCY QUESTIONS WHETHER GOVERNMENT POLICIES WILL INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY
Research highlights that overlapping government policies may not deliver additional homes...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/top-property-consultancy...
KEY MILESTONE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REGIME: 50TH PROJECT DETERMINED
Development consent granted for 50th Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/key-milestone-for-infras...
CONSULTATION STARTS ON LINCOLNSHIRE HOUSING-LED LDO
450 homes development consultation begins...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/consultation-starts-on-l...
CLARK WAVES THROUGH 605 HOMES SCHEME IN LEICESTERSHIRE
Money hill development appeal approved...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/clark-waves-through-605-...
120-HOME DEVELOPMENT IN WEST SUSSEX BLOCKED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Sayers Common development refused...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/but-blocks-120-home-deve...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 18 FEBRUARY
- Rotherham resumes planning role
- Green light for Nottinghamshire business park
- Homes and Communities Agency review
- Midlands stalled homes scheme fund
- Boost for ‘pocket parks’
- Estates regeneration panel named
- Leeds makeover
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/planning-round-up-18-feb...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 11 FEBRUARY 2016
NEW INFORMATION REGIME FOR FRACKING PROJECTS
Stainer requests that key information is provided when granting permission for shale gas applications…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/new-information-regime-f...
PAS PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON HOUSING-LED LDOs
Housing-led Local Development Order guidance published…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/pas-publishes-guidance-o...
WELSH ASSEMBLY PASSES NEW HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION
First ever Wales-only legislation to protect the country’s historic environment introduced…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/welsh-assembly-passes-ne...
CLARK BLOCKS HOUSING SCHEME IN CORNWALL AONB
Appeal dismissed for residential development in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/clark-blocks-housing-sch...
MPs URGE GREATER PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN DEVOLUTION DEALS
Report on devolution legislation calls for greater public engagement…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/mps-urge-greater-public-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 11 FEBRUARY
- Fees increase on the cards
- New Homes Bonus pay-outs
- Lancashire transport strategy
- Local Plan moves
- Self and custom build registers
- Broadband boost
- Oxford JV
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/planning-round-up-11-feb...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 4 FEBRUARY 2016
LOCAL DEVOLUTION LEGISLATION MAKES THE STATUTE BOOK
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill receives Royal Assent...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/local-devolution-legisla...
GO-AHEAD FOR TAUNTON URBAN EXTENSION
Outline planning permission granted for 2000 home development...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/go-ahead-for-taunton-urb...
GREEN LIGHT FOR HUGE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT IN LEICESTERSHIRE
100,844 square metre storage and distribution centre plans approved...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/green-light-for-huge-dis...
PARLIAMENT TO PROBE PLANNING AND FLOODING
Committee to investigate flood prevention planning across the UK...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/parliament-to-probe-plan...
CHANCELLOR URGED TO CLARIFY ECONOMIC CASE FOR NEW SOUTH EAST ENGLAND AIRPORT CAPACITY
MP calls for more detailed answers to economic questions before any decision is taken...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/chancellor-urged-to-clar...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 4 FEBRUARY
- Public land prospectus
- LGA warns of loss of 80,000 council houses by 2020
- Seven more neighbourhood plans pass muster
- Winchester redevelopment scheme ditched
- Think-tank report urges new strategy to reverse environmental decline
- Four wind and solar power projects blocked
- Go ahead for improved A190 junction near Wallsend
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/planning-round-up-4-febr...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
NEW PLANNING PORTAL FUNCTIONALITY: WORKSPACES
In this preview of new Planning Portal functionality I want to take the wraps off a new feature we’re calling Workspaces.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/new-planning-portal-func...
NEW PLANNING PORTAL PREVIEW: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
With things progressing well for our new site to be launched in February/March, its time for an update on the improvements to the supporting documents section.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/new-planning-portal-prev...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 28 JANUARY 2016
MINISTER INSISTS THERE WILL BE CHECKS ON ‘PLANNING IN PRINCIPLE’
Government says planning in principle to be “locally driven”...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/minister-insists-there-w...
REPORT SHOWS NEARLY HALF UK CITIES HAVE LOW-WAGE AND HIGH-WELFARE ECONOMIES
Urban wages fall by five per cent between 2010 and 2014...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/report-shows-nearly-half...
LONDON COUNCIL TO ROUTINELY PUBLISH OFFICIAL ADVICE ON APPLICATIONS
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea takes steps to increase planning application transparency...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/london-council-to-routin...
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ISSUES HIT OXFORDSHIRE SHELTERED HOMES PROJECT
45 Oxfordshire sheltered flats refused on appeal...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/neighbourhood-plan-issue...
SURVEY FINDS NIMBYISM ENTRENCHED IN UK
British public remains resistant to local development according to survey...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/survey-finds-nimbyism-en...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 28 JANUARY
- New road tunnel link between Kent and Essex across the Thames
- Infrastructure consultation launched
- Sargeant approves national developments decisions process
- RTPI critiques CIL regime
- Post-war public art works listed
- South East England rail plans
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/planning-round-up-28-jan...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 21 JANUARY 2016
MINISTERS BACK EAST MIDLANDS RAIL FREIGHT PROJECT AGAINST INSPECTORS’ ADVICE
Gateway Rail Freight Interchange granted development consent...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/ministers-back-east-midl...
CLARK ALLOWS TWO MAJOR HOUSING SCHEME APPEALS IN WARWICK
Housing schemes totalling up to 1,350 new homes allowed on appeal...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/clark-allows-two-major-h...
MAJOR NEW OVERHEAD POWER LINE CONSENTED ACROSS SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Consent approved for Hinkley Point C electric line connection project...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/major-new-overhead-power...
MASTER PLAN FOR NEW SETTLEMENT NEAR STROUD APPROVED
Council approves 1,300 homes development...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/master-plan-for-new-sett...
REPORT URGES TOWN CENTRE INVESTMENT ZONES TO REJUVENATE HIGH STREETS
Pooled property assets would allow better management of town centre argues report...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/report-urges-town-centre...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 21 JANUARY
- Coastal ‘Blue Belt’ designations
- Former MoD sites earmarked for homes
- Clark approves gypsy change of use scheme
- Factory built zero-carbon homes mooted for UK
- Removing onshore wind from the Planning Act 2008 regime
- Exeter bus station redevelopment
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/planning-round-up-21-jan...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 14 JANUARY 2016
HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL MOVES TO THE LORDS FROM THE COMMONS
No opposition amendments were successful during the legislation’s report and third reading stages...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/housing-and-planning-bil...
CLARK BACKS NEW HOUSING IN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREAS IN NORFOLK AND NEAR LEWES
Two housing developments for 760 and 110 dwellings allowed on appeal...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/clark-backs-new-housing-...
MINISTERS CONSULT ON THE NEW NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION
Consultation launched on the governance, structure and operation of the commission...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/ministers-consult-on-the...
PM UNVEILS ESTATE REGENERATION INITIATIVE
The country’s worst housing estates to be redeveloped under new proposals...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/pm-unveils-estate-regene...
HOUSE BUILDERS DENY LAND-BANKING AFTER COUNCILS HIGHLIGHT UNBUILT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Home Builders Federation reacts angrily to published research...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/house-builders-deny-land...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 14 JANUARY
- Watchdog queries deliverability of major government projects
- Canterbury homes boost
- Solar power moves
- Crossrail 2 concerns
- Knowsley adopts Core Strategy and deallocates nine green belt areas
- Coventry land use strategies
- And more strories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/planning-round-up-14-jan...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 3 DECEMBER 2015
MINISTERS ANNOUNCE FASTER SCHEDULE FOR PART OF HS2
Phase 2a of HS2 to open six years ahead of schedule...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/ministers-announce-faste...
LEWIS CLARIFIES LPA DUTY TO MAKE PROVISION FOR TRAVELLERS
Local authorities still need to consider traveller needs states Lewis...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/lewis-clarifies-travelle...
WATCHDOG BANGS THE DRUM OVER PLANS AFFECTING HERITAGE SITES
Ombudsman highlights conservation area special requirements following complaints...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/watchdog-bangs-the-drum-...
MPs SAY NO EXPANSION OF HEATHROW WITHOUT KEY GREEN COMMITMENTS
Report argues environmental conditions must be met before Heathrow expansion is approved...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/mps-say-no-expansion-of-...
GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS VALUE OF LAND SHOULD REFLECT PLANNING REQUIREMENTS
SoS backs view that planning requirements should be considered when valuing land...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/government-confirms-valu...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 3 DECEMBER
- Clark intervenes over Lancashire shale gas appeals
- Green belt issues see off solar farms and an anaerobic digester
- NLP report gives thumbs up for Infrastructure planning regime
- New home registrations static
- Cannock retail project approved
- New energy and transport Infrastructure proposals
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/planning-round-up-3-dece...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 26 NOVEMBER 2015
AUTUMN STATEMENT SIGNALS FURTHER PLANNING REFORMS AND A NEW TARGET FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES
Government commits to new measures for planning, housing and infrastructure...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/26/autumn-statement-signals...
INDEPENDENT CIL REVIEW SET IN MOTION
Assessment of whether CIL is meeting its objectives begins...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/26/independent-cil-review-s...
RESEARCH IDENTIFIES MOST PROMISING LOCATIONS FOR HOUSING GROWTH
Report highlights key residential development areas in England...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/26/research-identifies-most...
MPs SLAM NETWORK RAIL’S INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
Ministers call for a review of the rail regulator’s role...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/26/mps-slam-network-rails-i...
PROBLEMS FOR TWO MAJOR ENERGY PROJECTS
Refusal and delays for wind farm and carbon capture and storage developments...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/26/problems-for-two-major-e...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 26 NOVEMBER
- Latest housing stats
- Lewis urges pragmatic s106 affordable homes renegotiations
- Report highlights growth deal variations
- Development plan pilots fund
- Garden village viability report
- Fewer Welsh councils will mean £650m savings claims minister
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/26/planning-round-up-26-nov...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 12 NOVEMBER 2015
PRESSURE GROWS ON PLANNING FEE REFORM
Analysis reveals that existing planning fees only cover around two-thirds of actual costs...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/pressure-grows-on-planni...
RESEARCH IDENTIFIES OUT-OF-DATE EMPLOYMENT LAND REQUIREMENTS
Turley report argues that much of the evidence base for employment land is out-of-date...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/research-identifies-out-...
BRANDON LEWIS URGES MORE SHARED PLANNING SERVICES
Planning authorities encouraged to work together to achieve efficiency gains...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/planning-minister-urges-...
STEEL CITY URBAN EXTENSIONS MOOTED
Preliminary consultations start on Sheffield plan...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/steel-city-urban-extensi...
GREATER CAMBRIDGE INCREASES HOMES TARGET
Housing target increased by 500 homes in local plans...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/greater-cambridge-increa...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 12 NOVEMBER
- Decision on Taunton urban extension deferred
- TCPA report calls for 310,000 new homes a year
- Whitehall cuts accepted by DCLG, Defra and DfT
- Cherwell custom-build LDO approved
- Green-light for Bradford urban village
- Prison programme to release urban housing sites
- Pocket parks initiative
_ And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/planning-round-up-12-nov...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
INTERVIEWEES NEEDED FOR UCL RESEARCH ON BUILDING CONTROL INSPECTORS
The Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management is currently carrying out a research project on the influence of building control inspectors in the construction industry of England and Wales.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/interviewees-needed-for-...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 5 NOVEMBER 2015
HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL SURVIVES PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY DURING SECOND READING
MPs voice concerns over the impact of the bill’s provisions on social housing...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/housing-and-planning-bil...
CHANCELLOR CONFIRMS £100BN SPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE CENTRE-PIECE OF AUTUMN STATEMENT
Osborne sets out the National Infrastructure Commissions initial terms of reference...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/chancellor-confirms-100b...
DCLG CLARIFIES NEW HOUSING ELEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT CONTROL ORDER REGIME
Nationally significant infrastructure project and housing draft guidance published...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/dclg-clarifies-new-housi...
NORTHANTS HOUSING SCHEME ALLOWED ON APPEAL DESPITE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN CONFLICT
39-home residential Northamptonshire development allowed on appeal...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/northants-housing-scheme...
FURTHER REVIEW OF WELSH NATIONAL PARK AND AONB GOVERNANCE ANNOUNCED
Future Landscapes Working Group set up to consider recommendations...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/further-review-of-welsh-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 5 NOVEMBER
- Districts pitch their local plan reforms
- Latest UK population projections
- Revised CPO guidance published by DCLG
- Competition to develop smarter urban spaces launched
- Lincoln city centre revamps
- Newcastle green infrastructure initiative
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/planning-round-up-5-nove...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 29 OCTOBER 2015
DEVOLUTION DEALS SET UP FOR NORTH EAST AND TEES VALLEY
Two more draft devolution deals approved by the Chancellor...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/devolution-deals-set-up-...
YORKSHIRE DALES AND LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK EXTENSIONS APPROVED
National parks extended by 188 square miles across Cumbria and Lancashire...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/yorkshire-dales-and-lake...
PERMISSIONS IN PRINCIPLE WON’T BE RETROSPECTIVE
New homes permission in principle to only apply to future plans...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/permissions-in-principle...
EAST LONDON MASTER PLAN UNVEILED
200,000 home ‘City in the East’ strategy launched...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/east-london-master-plan-...
ESSEX MEMBERS BLOCK MAJOR HOUSING SCHEMES AGAINST THE ADVICE OF OFFICERS
Tendring District Council refuses permission for three housing developments...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/essex-members-block-majo...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 29 OCTOBER
- Welsh stalled sites and s106s
- Social town planning manifesto launched
- Inspector agrees to suspend Warwick’s local plan examination until May 2016
- Developer’s report spells out how to unlock economic potential of cities outside London
- Faith and planning report
- Malton urban extension refused
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/planning-round-up-29-oct...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 22 OCTOBER 2015
CLARK APPROVES MAJOR HOUSING SCHEMES IN KENT AND CHESHIRE INCLUDING LOSS OF ANCIENT WOODLAND
Two major housing schemes allowed on appeal...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/clark-approves-major-hou...
WARWICK DISTRICT COUNCIL PUTS CASE FOR LENGTHY LOCAL PLAN SUSPENSION
Council seeks to suspend examination of its local plan until May 2016...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/warwick-district-council...
GO-AHEAD FOR 1,500 NEW HOMES IN BERKSHIRE
Wokingham Borough Council approves 110-hectare development...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/go-ahead-for-1500-new-ho...
LATEST HERITAGE AT RISK REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS THREATS TO BARROWS
Historic England beats 2010 at Risk Register target...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/latest-heritage-at-risk-...
NATIONAL TRUST PROJECT QUANTIFIES COASTAL PROTECTION
Mapping project charts coastline urbanisation over the last 50 years...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/national-trust-project-q...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 22 OCTOBER
- Housing project funding dispute
- Swansea developments
- Large sites help
- Tesco sites deal
- Chinese investment targets
- Horley CPO
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/planning-round-up-22-oct...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
WELSH GOVERNMENT INCREASES PLANNING APPLICATION FEES
Welsh Government increased its planning application fees on the 1st October 2015.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/welsh-government-increas...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 15 OCTOBER 2015
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES LANDMARK HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL
New legislation introduced to boost UK house building...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/government-publishes-lan...
OFFICE-TO-RESIDENTIAL PD TO BE MADE PERMANENT
Further measures introduced to help turn office buildings into new homes...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/office-to-residential-pd...
HOUSING SCHEME ELEMENT SLOTTED INTO DCO REGIME
Government clarifies development consent plans for NSIPs involving housing...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/housing-scheme-element-s...
SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS UNDER-RESOURCED PLANNING DEPARTMENTS
Survey results point to lack of resources as a barrier to development...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/survey-highlights-under-...
DEVELOPER WHO CHALLENGED SOLIHULL LOCAL PLAN WINS APPEAL
190-home development re-determined as a recovered appeal...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/developer-who-challenged...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 15 OCTOBER
- Local plan reform panel calls for submissions
- Call to use land value uplift for ‘public good’
- Hull gears up as culture city
- Welsh language requirements
- Derbyshire EZ moves
- Role mooted for water firms over flood prevention schemes
- Bristol community conversion plans for empty offices
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/planning-round-up-15-oct...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 8 OCTOBER 2015
OSBORNE UNVEILS NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION INITIATIVE
Chancellor announces major changes to infrastructure project planning...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/osborne-unveils-national...
SHEFFIELD CITY REGION DEAL UNVEILED
Elected mayor for Sheffield City Region...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/sheffield-city-region-de...
CLARK BATS AWAY WIND PROJECTS
Three wind turbine projects dismissed...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/clark-bats-away-wind-pro...
RTPI WARNS THAT STAFF CUTS ARE UNDERMINING PLANNING SERVICE
RPTI argues planning cuts are threating North West’s economic recovery...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/rtpi-warns-that-staff-cu...
GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW BLACKPOOL 1,400-HOME NEIGHBOURHOOD
£200m Whyndyke Farm development approved...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/green-light-for-new-blac...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 8 OCTOBER
- Green belt figures
- Latest deprived neighbourhood analysis
- PM pledges homes building crusade
- National Trust urges tougher AONB regime
- Thumbs down for Woodstock development
- One in five offices to homes conversions blocked
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/planning-round-up-8-octo...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
WELSH GOVERNMENT INCREASES PLANNING APPLICATION FEES
Welsh Government will be increasing its planning application fees on the 1st October 2015.
Read more and add a comment on our blog...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/welsh-government-increas...
ONLINE SUBMISSIONS CONTINUE TO OUTSTRIP PLANNING APPLICATION GROWTH
The number of planning applications submitted through the Planning Portal continue to grow faster than the overall number of applications.
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 1 OCTOBER 2015
SPECIAL DISPENSATION FOR DURHAM LOCAL PLAN
County Durham Plan to be revised and resubmitted...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/special-dispensation-for...
MAJOR LANCASHIRE HOUSING SCHEME WON ON APPEAL
Developer wins appeal for up to 360 homes in Lancashire...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/major-lancashire-housing...
SUNDERLAND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PARK SCHEME CONFIRMED AS NSIP
International Advanced Manufacturing Park deemed nationally significant...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/sunderland-advanced-manu...
NEW NI PLANNING POLICY STATEMENT BLOCKS FRACKING
Town centres come first in NI Strategic Planning Policy Statement...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/new-ni-planning-policy-s...
GOVERNMENT PUBLIC LAND PROGRAMME UNDER FIRE FROM MPs
Report criticises government for lack of information on land disposal programme...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/government-public-land-p...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 1 OCTOBER
- Latest UK house-building figures
- Go-ahead for huge Loughborough housing scheme
- Party conferences prioritise housing
- Cardiff city centre progress
- Brighton and Hove Albion’s new development goals
- Green light for Kent out of town retail park extension
- New EA chief executive named
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/planning-round-up-1-octo...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 24 SEPTEMBER 2015
MINISTERS CLARIFY NEW SHALE GAS PLANNING REGIME
Criteria set for identifying under-performing planning authorities...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/ministers-clarify-new-sh...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO TREAT MAJOR HOUSING SCHEMES AS KEY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Report argues for new legislation to overcome barriers to large-scale housing developments...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/government-urged-to-trea...
POLICE PROBE OVER STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PLANNING CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS
Planning committee chairman denies being influenced to approve a planning application...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/police-probe-over-staffo...
RTPI SEES RED OVER LACK OF PLANNERS ON SCOTTISH PLANNING REVIEW PANEL
Scottish planning review set to take place without a chartered planner on the panel...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/rtpi-sees-red-over-lack-...
STATUTORY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR KEY AREA OF NORTHERN IRELAND APPROVED
Northern Area Plan launched to boost balanced growth...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/statutory-development-pl...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 24 SEPTEMBER
- Latest figures show housing approvals are on the up
- Warning over changes to environmental challenges cost protection regime
- Transport developments
- Basement bill
- Go-ahead for giant warehouse project at Didcot
- Sandwich flood prevention
- Wiltshire landmark to be demolished
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/planning-round-up-24-sep...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 17 SEPTEMBER 2015
HUGE OFFSHORE WIND FARM REFUSED CONSENT BY MINISTERS
Development consent refused for Navitus Bay offshore wind park...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/huge-offshore-wind-farm-...
REVISED MASTER PLAN FOR HUGE GREENWICH PENINSULA DEVELOPMENT
12,678 homes approved for Greenwich Peninsula under revised master plan...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/revised-master-plan-for-...
MAJOR HOUSING SCHEME FOR CHESHIRE SITE UNVEILED
More than 1,000 new homes proposed for Warrington’s Omega site...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/major-housing-scheme-for...
POWER LINE REMOVAL PROJECT PRIORITIES ANNOUNCED
Four locations prioritised for Visual Impact Provision project...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/power-line-removal-proje...
ERROR OVER s106 AGREEMENTS COSTS RUTLAND COUNCIL NEARLY £2M
Council agrees £4.8m settlement on Oakham North site...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/error-over-s106-agreemen...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 17 SEPTEMBER
- New Local plan panel starts work
- Land Securities quits Kent major housing scheme
- D-day soon on offices to homes conversions
- Green belt homes halved
- PM says public land sales will quicken
- Corbyn sets out housing commitments and names first shadow cabinet
- Over 40 more inspectors recruited
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/planning-round-up-17-sep...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 10 SEPTEMBER 2015
UK ENERGY MINISTER BLOCKS FOUR WELSH WIND FARMS
Developments refused over visual impact and environmental concerns...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/uk-energy-minister-block...
RIBA REPORT HIGHLIGHTS DELIVERY PROBLEMS WITH MANY PRACTICES
Report uncovers client frustrations with the delivery of a concept...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/riba-report-highlights-d...
DRAFT SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK LOCAL PLAN OUT FOR CONSULTATION
Public consultation on local plan preferred options begins...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/draft-south-downs-nation...
GO-AHEAD FOR SALFORD HOUSING SCHEMES
Seven new developments approved by the council...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/go-ahead-for-salford-hou...
DEVOLVED POWER BIDS MAKE TREASURY DEADLINE
Councillors urge for £60bn worth of funding to be devolved...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/devolved-power-bids-make...
NEW SITE FOR BIRMINGHAM MARKET COMPLEX APPROVED
Planning permission granted for 6.8 hectare development...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/new-site-for-birmingham-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 10 SEPTEMBER
- Migration figures cast doubt on housing projections
- Neighbourhood plans in Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire make waves
- Developer wins appeal over Swansea retail park conditions
- Charity claims new Traveller and Gypsy policy will backfire
- Warwickshire snubs west Midlands CBO
- Go ahead for 550-home Bury St Edmunds scheme
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/planning-round-up-10-sep...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 3 SEPTEMBER 2015
GOVERNMENT REDEFINES TRAVELLER SITES REGIME
Will only apply to those "who lead a genuine travelling lifestyle"
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/government-redefines-tra...
ENGLISH COUNCILS URGE RIGHT TO SET PLANNING FEES INDIVIDUALLY
Submission by the Local Government Association ahead of November's spending review.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/english-councils-urge-ri...
SWATHE OF INTER-WAR PUBS LISTED
Best surviving examples of a building type "which is stitched into the fabric of English culture".
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/swathe-of-inter-war-pubs...
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ISSUES SCUPPER NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HOUSING SCHEME
Outline proposals were not sustainable in environmental terms and risked undermining the neighbourhood plan.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/neighbourhood-plan-issue...
PLANNING ROUND-UP
- First Welsh LDO introduced
- Ellesmere Port scheme won on appeal
- Go-ahead for Grimsby housing
- Inspector says farmland homes can go-ahead
- House of Commons reports on planning reform and right to buy
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/planning-round-up/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 20 AUGUST 2015
MORE FRACKING BATTLE LINES DRAWN UP AS LATEST SHALE GAS LICENSES IDENTIFIED
27 onshore blocks will be formally offered to firms for oil and gas exploration...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/more-fracking-battle-lin...
ST ALBANS GREEN BELT HOUSING APPEALS DISMISSED
Communities Secretary agrees with inspector over St Albans development...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/st-albans-green-belt-hou...
RTPI REPORT CHALLENGES LONDON GREEN BELT HOMES OVER CAR COMMUTING
Report suggests London green belt development reasoning is flawed...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/rtpi-report-challenges-l...
WELSH PLANNING MINISTER BANGS THE DRUM FOR GREEN POWER
Welsh government states preference for renewable energy...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/welsh-planning-minister-...
CANTERBURY AND WARWICK LOCAL PLAN KEY MOVES
Local plan examinations delayed over housing concerns...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/canterbury-and-warwick-l...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 20 AUGUST
- Welsh strategic planning panel consultation
- Devon homes and marina plan appeal dismissed
- Harlow housing estate redevelopment
- Peak Park’s forest sales
- Retail therapy for steel city
- Tyneside shipyard project
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/planning-round-up-20-aug...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 13 AUGUST 2015
MINISTERS UNVEIL 'FAST-TRACK' SHALE GAS MEASURES
New dedicated planning process for shale gas planning applications announced...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/ministers-unveil-fast-tr...
MINISTERS BACK HUGE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT OFF TEESSIDE COAST
Development consent order granted for Dogger Bank offshore wind farm...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/ministers-back-huge-offs...
WEST SUSSEX AND OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL PLANS UNDER A CLOUD
Concerns over housing highlighted in both plans...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/west-sussex-and-oxfordsh...
TAMWORTH COUNCIL APPROVES 1,100-HOME SCHEME
Former golf course site development approved...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/tamworth-council-approve...
SCOTTISH MINISTERS BACK RAIL FREIGHT PROJECT AGAINST ADVICE OF REPORTER
200,000 square metre Railfreight Park approved despite green-belt concerns...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/scottish-ministers-back-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 13 AUGUST
- L&G invests in Leeds mixed-use development
- Success on appeal for major Cornish housing scheme
- Starter Home funding announced
- Hull city centre plans goes on display
- Go-ahead for Brummie skyscraper
- Liverpool Lime Street regeneration
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/planning-round-up-13-aug...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 6 AUGUST 2015
JUDGE QUASHES GOVERNMENT POLICY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXEMPTION THRESHOLDS
National Planning Policy Guidance amended as a result of landmark ruling...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/judge-quashes-government...
MAJOR SCHEME FOR DERELICT DERBYSHIRE IRONWORKS WITHDRAWN
Council recommended refusal after 11 objections raised...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/major-scheme-for-derelic...
MANCHESTER DEVELOPMENT PLANS MAKE WAVES
Multi-billion pound development proposals unveiled...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/manchester-development-p...
PIONEERING LEICESTERSHIRE BROWNFIELD LDOs MOOTED
Three town centre sites to be developed under DCLG pilot scheme...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/pioneering-leicestershir...
NEW PLYMOUTH SETTLEMENT POISED TO CLIMB OFF THE DRAWING BOARD
£1bn plans approved for 5,500-home Sherford settlement...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/new-plymouth-settlement-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 6 AUGUST
- Stricter green belt safeguards sought
- Clark backs Sheffield warehouse to academy conversion
- Kent theme park operator deal over energy scheme
- Plymouth cruise terminal study
- Middlesbrough snow project
- Birmingham BID failure
- Milton Keynes badminton centre pulled
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/planning-round-up-6-august/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 30 JULY 2015
MAJOR BEDFORDSHIRE GREEN BELT HOUSING SCHEME MAKES PROGRESS
Bidwell development granted outline permission...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/major-bedfordshire-green...
PIONEERING BROWNFIELD LDO PUBLISHED FOR CONSULTATION
Brownfield land development to be made easier under proposals...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/pioneering-brownfield-ld...
THINK TANK URGES STATUTORY RIGHT TO BEAUTIFUL PLACES
Report argues for new community powers...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/think-tank-urges-statuto...
CHARITY CALLS FOR s106 CHANGES TO ENSURE MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report urges planning system changes...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/charity-calls-for-s106-c...
WEST MIDLANDS STRATEGY TO CAPITALISE ON HS2 UNVEILED
Ambitious plan sees 104,000 new jobs created across the region...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/west-midlands-strategy-t...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 30 JULY
- Keele University housing scheme blocked by Clark
- Suffolk housing scheme approved again
- Green light for new Gloucestershire neighbourhood
- Housing permission figures
- Energy developments
- Peak Park road tunnel study
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/planning-round-up-30-july/
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW PLANNING PORTAL
With development progressing well, we recently invited our planning professional customers to take part in the user acceptance testing (UAT) of the new Planning Portal website – the response was nothing short of remarkable.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/countdown-to-the-new-pla...
WE'RE MOVING...
As part of our move out of government we’re also moving out of the government building we’ve been in for the last 12 years!
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/were-moving/
AMENDMENT CHANGE ON THE NEW PLANNING PORTAL WEBSITE
The single biggest issue reported to us by LPAs when processing online applications is receiving amended (or resubmitted) applications via the Planning Portal.
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 23 JULY 2015
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES LOCAL PLAN ‘DEADLINE’ AND URGES MORE INSPECTORATE PRAGMATISM
Councils without a local plan by early 2017 face government intervention...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/government-announces-loc...
LANCASHIRE UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE SCHEME FINALLY GETS THE GO-AHEAD
DCO granted for Preesall underground gas storage project...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/lancashire-underground-g...
DRAFT REGULATIONS PUBLISHED OVER FRACKING IN SAFEGUARDED AREAS
Sites of special scientific interest not part of fracking excluded areas...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/draft-regulations-publis...
CLARK BACKS COUNCIL AND BLOCKS LINCOLNSHIRE HOUSING SCHEME
Appeal for 970-home urban extension at Lough dismissed...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/clark-backs-council-and-...
CORNISH DEVOLUTION DEAL FALLS SHORT OF COUNCIL WISH-LIST
Cornwall is the first county to receive additional powers...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/cornish-devolution-deal-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 23 JULY
- Beagle-breeding facility allowed on appeal by Clark
- Hatfield energy from waste project blocked a second time
- Big four retailers fail to activate a third of proposed new stores
- Council submits draft local plan despite DCLG housing land concerns
- Landmark traveller appeals redetermined and allowed
- Ministers decide not to intervene over potash project
- Third time lucky for Derbyshire theme park redevelopment
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/planning-round-up-23-july/
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
WE'RE MOVING...
As part of our move out of government we’re also moving out of the government building we’ve been in for the last 12 years!
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/were-moving/
AMENDMENT CHANGE ON THE NEW PLANNING PORTAL WEBSITE
The single biggest issue reported to us by LPAs when processing online applications is receiving amended (or resubmitted) applications via the Planning Portal.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/amendment-change-on-the-...
CALLING ALL SITE LOCATION PLAN PROVIDERS!
When we refresh our website in the Autumn we’re also going to take the opportunity to refresh our Buy-a-Map service, which many customers use to buy site location plans for their planning applications.
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 16 JULY 2015
OSBORNE UNVEILS PACKAGE OF PLANNING REFORMS
Government launches UK Productivity Plan...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/osborne-unveils-package-...
MINISTERS THREATEN TO INTERVENE ON LOCAL PLANS
Reforms could lead to direct government intervention in local plans...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/ministers-threaten-to-in...
MEASURES UNVEILED TO IMPROVE PLANNING PERFORMANCE
Proposals aim to prevent delays in processing planning applications...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/measures-unveiled-to-imp...
OXFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES FIRST LARGE-SCALE SELF-BUILD LDO
Draft LDO set to simplify planning at Graven Hill site...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/oxfordshire-council-prop...
CLARK REFUSES NORTHUMBERLAND GREEN BELT HOUSING
Communities Secretary blocks Birney Hill Farm development...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/clark-refuses-northumber...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 16 JULY
- Retail applications continue to fall
- Pembrokeshire “hobbit house” wins appeal
- Chippenham growth
- Report says LEPs need staff and clearer status
- West of England councils urge devolution
- New salt marsh project makes waves
- Solent waterfront scheme
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/planning-round-up-16-july/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 9 JULY 2015
OSBORNE’S BUDGET SPEECH PROMISES PLANNING REFORMS AND FURTHER DEVOLUTION
‘Northern Powerhouse’ remains a key objective…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/osbornes-budget-speech-p...
REPORT CALLS FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING INCENTIVES TO BOOST HOUSING
Housing charity argues for devolved planning powers and budgets to cities…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/report-calls-for-strateg...
SOME WIND FARM DEVELOPERS UNDER-ESTIMATE NOISE AND OTHER IMPACTS AT PLANNING STAGE
Predicted impact not consistent with the experience of residents…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/some-wind-farm-developer...
WELSH PLANNING BILL GETS ROYAL ASSENT
New legal framework will set out land use priorities…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/welsh-planning-bill-gets...
NEW MAPS SHOW FARMLAND LOSS AND LESS TREE COVER OVER PAST DECADE
Mapping project reveals large-scale changes in the UK environment…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/new-maps-show-farm-land-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 9 JULY
- Forth Bridge awarded Heritage Site status
- CPRE makes case for rural exemption to safeguard affordable housing
- Cheshire East may need to resubmit amended local plan
- Castleford stadium scheme makes waves
- Help for small builders
- Environment Agency response time performance
- Tideway Tunnel scoops top award
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/planning-round-up-9-july/
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
GETTING REAL ABOUT LOCALISM
I was lucky enough to be at the excellent RTPI Planning Convention in London on Tuesday this week. As always, it was interesting to hear different perspectives on the future of planning.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/getting-real-about-local...
THE PLANNING PORTAL… BUT EVEN BETTER!
The site build is going well and we’re on track for delivery in the autumn.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/the-planning-portal-but-...
APPLICATIONS FOR EBBSFLEET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The new Development Corporation was introduced on 1 July. This post contains an update on application submission to the new authority.
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 2 JULY 2015
NEW NORTH-WEST RUNWAY AT HEATHROW RECOMMENDED BY AIRPORTS COMMISSION
Final report recommends third Heathrow runway…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/new-north-west-runway-at...
HUGE POTASH MINE APPROVED FOR NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK
£1.7bn project approved despite environmental concerns…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/huge-potash-mine-approve...
LANCASHIRE BLOCKS FURTHER FRACKING NEAR BLACKPOOL AGAINST OFFICER ADVICE
Councillors refuse application for fracking at Little Plumpton…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/lancashire-blocks-furthe...
KEY ‘NORTHERN POWERHOUSE’ RAIL PROJECTS IN DOUBT
Electrification plans put on hold because of escalating costs and missed targets…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/key-northern-powerhouse-...
SPENDING WATCHDOG CRITICISES MONITORING OF PUBLIC LAND SELL-OFF FOR NEW HOMES
NAO report highlights the short-comings of DCLG monitoring…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/spending-watchdog-critic...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 2 JULY
- DCLG reveals timetable for latest planning reforms and initiatives
- Population growth statistics
- Clark blocks major Yorkshire housing schemes and Essex Sainsbury’s store
- New homes claim
- Oxford Area Action Plan approved
- Hull projects make waves
- Cambridge new town takes another step
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/planning-round-up-2-july/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 25 JUNE 2015
MINISTERS ANNOUNCE ONSHORE WIND FARM REGIME CHANGE
Greater say pledged to communities over onshore projects…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/ministers-announce-onsho...
MPs BACK CHANGES TO PROPOSED HS2 ROUTE TO ALLOW PETITIONING
More than 120 changes to be considered by Parliamentary Committee…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/mps-back-changes-to-prop...
REPORT URGES DEPARTMENTAL FUSION TO AID HOUSING DELIVERY
Councils should have a bigger part to play in plugging the house-building gap…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/report-urges-departmenta...
LAND BANK SCAMMERS DISQUALIFIED
Four men disqualified from corporate management for 14 years…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/land-bank-scammers-disqu...
COUNCIL QUASHES ITS CONSENT FOR NEW HASTINGS ROAD SCHEME
Borough council concedes it made an error when approving the proposal…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/council-quashes-its-cons...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 25 JUNE
- D-day looms for Yorkshire potash mine
- New home for Oxfordshire planning departments
- New POS president announced
- Welsh planning secondary legislation consultation
- Planning statistics
- HCA exceeds its target
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/planning-round-up-25-june/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 18 JUNE 2015
THUMBS UP FOR FRACKING PROJECT IN LANCASHIRE
First fracking approval from an LPA since 2011
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/thumbs-up-for-fracking-p...
RTPI CALLS FOR HIGHER PLANNING FEES
Letter to the Chancellor argues against further cuts…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/rtpi-calls-for-higher-pl...
WELSH COUNCIL PLANNING DEPARTMENTS FACE THE CHOP
Existing 22 local authorities would be reduced to eight or nine under proposals…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/welsh-council-planning-d...
GREEN LIGHT FOR EAST SUSSEX 1,000-HOME URBAN EXTENSION
Ninety-hectare site identified for residential development…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/green-light-for-east-sus...
THINK-TANK URGES NEW LOCAL HOUSING DELIVERY BODIES
New housing and infrastructure should be provided by 'Local Place Partnerships'…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/think-tank-urges-new-loc...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 18 JUNE
- MP urges axe for traveller sites policy
- Developers want CPO blight changes
- Rare spiders see off Plymouth homes
- Heathrow neighbourhood plan
- Don Valley Stadium redevelopment
- Swindon leisure project includes ski scheme
- and more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/planning-round-up-18-june/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 11 JUNE 2015
CLARK INTERVENES OVER ESSEX LOCAL PLAN
Communities Secretary to consider inspector's view...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/clark-intervenes-over-es...
GREEN LIGHT FOR SWANSEA TIDAL LAGOON
£1bn low-carbon energy project gains approval...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/green-light-for-swansea-...
LPAs NEED MORE CONTROLS OVER LAND BANKING
CPRE calls for stronger "use it or lose" powers for authorities...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/lpas-need-more-controls-...
MINISTER INSISTS DEVOLUTION BILL NOT JUST FOR BIG CITIES
Bill will let proposals come from counties, groups of authorities and rural areas...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/minister-insists-devolut...
CHOCKS AWAY FOR FILTON AIRPORT PROPOSALS
Major housing scheme approved despite traffic concerns...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/chocks-away-for-filton-a...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 11 JUNE
- Councils wary of NPPF viability test and affordable homes
- Study on new development impact on house prices
- Government housing taskforce announced
- Minecraft aids Dundee waterfront planning
- Warwick local plan hits the buffers
- Norfolk urban extension approved
- and other stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/planning-round-up-11-june/
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
MAY’S ONLINE PLANNING APPLICATION NUMBERS ARE IN
Planning applications submitted online in May totalled 41,648.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/mays-online-planning-app...
PORTAL UPDATES: WELSH NMAS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS AND SUPPORT FOR .DOCX
We have rolled out some improvements to our online application service.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/portal-updates-welsh-nma...
NEW PRIOR NOTIFICATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE
Further to the recent blog post, we have now published the PDF forms for the new prior notification types.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/new-prior-notification-f...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 4 JUNE 2015
FORMER DCLG PERMANENT SECRETARY SLAMS GOVERNMENT HOUSING POLICIES
Kerslake criticises two key Conservative initiatives...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/former-dclg-permanent-se...
TRANSPORT SECRETARY BANGS THE DRUM FOR HS2 AND NORTHERN INFRASTRUCTURE
Both key priorities for new administration...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/transport-secretary-bang...
CITIES DEVOLUTION BILL UNVEILED IN LORDS
“We’re determined to end the hoarding of power in Whitehall and rebalance our economy..."
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/cities-devolution-bill-u...
SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL REVIEWS DELEGATION REGIME
Authority sets up 'task and finish' group to review procedures...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/shropshire-council-revie...
WELSH GOVERNMENT CONSULTS ON NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT REGIME
Government canvassing views on thresholds for proposed schemes...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/welsh-government-consult...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 4 JUNE
- Research into planning department cuts and economic development
- Energy Secretary won’t determine controversial gas storage project
- Oxfordshire arsonist sectioned as trial ends
- CIL delays Berkshire homes
- London council plans ‘direct action’ enforcement
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/planning-round-up-4-june/
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PORTAL UPDATES: WELSH NMAS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS AND SUPPORT FOR .DOCX
We have rolled out some improvements to our online application service.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/portal-updates-welsh-nma...
NEW PRIOR NOTIFICATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE
Further to the recent blog post, we have now published the PDF forms for the new prior notification types.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/new-prior-notification-f...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 28 MAY 2015
NO PLANNING BILL IN QUEEN’S SPEECH BUT PLENTY OF PLANNING-RELATED LEGISLATION
Legislative programme “challenging but doable; optimistic but realistic”...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/no-planning-bill-in-quee...
HOUSE BUILDING MOMENTUM ON THE UP
Highest quarterly figures since 2007...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/house-building-momentum-...
APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR TROWBRIDGE 2,500-HOME URBAN EXTENSION
Proposal includes 15 hectares of employment and retail activity...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/application-submitted-fo...
TOP WILDLIFE SITES UNDER THREAT
England's key wildlife sites at risk from pollution and invasive species...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/top-wildlife-sites-under...
OFGEM LAUNCHES POWER PLANT PLANNING PROBE
Energy watchdog investigates possibility of 'misleading' information on planning consents...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/ofgem-launches-power-pla...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 28 MAY
- Greater Cambridge local plan hiatus
- Pickles knighted for services to local government
- Go-ahead for Lancashire landfill extension
- Brecon Beacon barn conversion charges row
- Call to protect tranquil areas
- North Yorkshire fracking proposal submitted
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/planning-round-up-28-may/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 21 MAY 2015
CITY DEVOLUTION BILL PROMISED IN NEXT WEEK'S QUEENS SPEECH
Chancellor to unveil "radical new model of city government"...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/city-devolution-bill-pro...
WELSH PLANNING BILL VOTED THROUGH BY THE SENEDD
Legislation likely to gain Royal Assent this summer...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/welsh-planning-bill-vote...
DURHAM AND ESSEX LOCAL PLANS IN THE MELTING POT
LPAs and inspectors in stand-offs over plans...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/durham-and-essex-local-p...
SHEFFIELD CONSULTS ON CITY CENTRE RETAIL MAKEOVER
City plans to transform centre into 'top shopping destination'...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/sheffield-consults-on-ci...
THREE ENGLISH COUNTIES WORK UP GROWTH DEAL PLAN
Counties form 'England's Economic Heartland' alliance...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/three-english-counties-w...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 21 MAY
- Onshore turbines targeted
- Inspector considers fate of 'hobbit house'
- Essex nature reserve extension
- County council objects to major Surrey housing project
- Underperforming cities report published
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/planning-round-up-21-may/
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PORTAL UPDATES: WELSH NMAS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS AND SUPPORT FOR .DOCX
This week we have rolled out some improvements to our online application service.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/portal-updates-welsh-nma...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 14 MAY 2015
GREG CLARK TAKES OVER AS COMMUNITIES SECRETARY AS CAMERON SHUFFLES HIS PACK
Focus on devolving power to cities...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/greg-clark-takes-over-as...
FIRST BUSINESS-BASED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN POLL SUCCESS
Plan developed by alliance of local businesses and community groups...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/first-business-based-nei...
NEW ADMINISTRATION’S MANIFESTO INTENTIONS
Government to focus on meeting housing demand...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/new-administrations-mani...
LANDMARK LISTED BUILDING DEAL SIGNED COVERING SUSSEX UNIVERSITY
Agreement on system for streamlining planning process...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/landmark-listed-building...
LONDON COUNCIL PROPOSES AFFORDABLE VIABILITY STUDY AS LOCAL CONDITION
Public viability study required from developers failing to meet affordable housing quota...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/london-council-proposes-...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 13 MAY
- Developers urge enhanced planning service charging
- London round up
- Workington solar farm blocked
- Luton legal challenge urban extension fails
- Sussex new town land sale snubbed
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/planning-round-up-13-may/
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VIEWS SOUGHT FROM LPAS ON ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION DESIGN
The research and development team of Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution is running research aimed at planners and local authorities regarding a new type of electricity substation (note: survey closes 15th May)
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/views-sought-from-lpas-o...
PORTAL UPDATES: WELSH NMAS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS AND SUPPORT FOR .DOCX
This Friday we will be rolling out some improvements to our online application service.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/portal-updates-welsh-nma...
PLANNING PORTAL UPDATES TO ACOMMODATE NEW ENGLISH POLICY CHANGES
You may be aware there have been a few policy changes announced recently that came into effect Wednesday 15 April 2015.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/planning-portal-updates-...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 7 MAY 2015
URBAN EXTENSION MOOTED FOR NORTH-EAST NEW TOWN
Consortium of developers propose to build 1,600 new homes…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/urban-extension-mooted-f...
FIRST-EVER PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY CPO QUASHED
Derelict site was to be brought back to active use as a wharf…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/first-ever-port-of-londo...
WELSH GOVERNMENT COUNTERS PLANNING BILL CRITICISM
Strategic Development Panels will only be introduced 'sparingly'…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/welsh-government-counter...
KENT AIRPORT MAKE-OVER COULD INVOLVE MAJOR HOUSING USE
Mix of residential and commercial use proposed for site…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/kent-airport-make-over-c...
BULLDOZED LONDON PUB MUST BE REBUILT SAYS WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
LPA demands historic pub be 'recreated in facsimile'…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/bulldozed-london-pub-mus...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 7 MAY 2015
- Man admits Oxfordshire planning offices arson
- Demolition order for Bath block of flats
- Reports on office market, housing supply and green infrastructure
- Legal round-up
- Reading skyscraper plans blocked
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/planning-round-up-7-may/
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PLANNING PORTAL UPDATES TO ACOMMODATE NEW ENGLISH POLICY CHANGES
You may be aware there have been a few policy changes announced recently that came into effect Wednesday 15 April 2015.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/planning-portal-updates-...
UPDATED: SMARTPHONE AND TABLET APPS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNERS FOR PLANNERS
I thought I'd revisit this popular post from 2012 and 2013. I'm sure there are new apps out there to help planning and building professionals do their job.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/smartphone-and-tablet-ap...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 30 APRIL 2015
ELECTION SPECIAL: A PLANNING SUMMARY OF THE MANIFESTOS
Review of planning commitments from main parties...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/election-special-a-plann...
YORKSHIRE POTASH MINE MAKES PROGRESS
Part of £1.7bn project given planning permission…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/yorkshire-potash-mine-ma...
DEVELOPER PLEADS GUILTY TO MODERNISING LISTED MANOR HOUSE IN THE USK VALLEY
Georgian-style manor house altered considerably…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/developer-pleads-guilty-...
MAJOR LANCASHIRE WIND FARM EXTENSION SUBMITTED
Plans to expend England’s second biggest onshore wind farm…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/major-lancashire-wind-fa...
NOVEL DEVELOPMENT JOINT VENTURE UNVEILED INVOLVING NORFOLK COUNCIL
New partnership could see development on more than 140 sites in LPA area…
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/novel-development-joint-...
PLANNING ROUND UP 30 April 2015
- Green belt re-think urged
- Dover waterfront development agreed
- Neighbourhood planning assistance
- Outline permission agreed for 3,000-home scheme in London docklands
- Norwich Passivhaus initiative
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/planning-round-up-30-april/
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
PLANNING PORTAL UPDATES TO ACOMMODATE NEW ENGLISH POLICY CHANGES
You may be aware there have been a few policy changes announced recently that came into effect Wednesday 15 April 2015.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/planning-portal-updates-...
UPDATED: SMARTPHONE AND TABLET APPS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNERS FOR PLANNERS
I thought I'd revisit this popular post from 2012 and 2013. I'm sure there are new apps out there to help planning and building professionals do their job.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/smartphone-and-tablet-ap...
INTRODUCTION OF OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OPDC)
The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) will come into force on 1 April...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/introduction-of-old-oak-...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 2 APRIL 2015
PLANNING MINISTER WRITES TO INSPECTORATE OVER LANDSCAPE CONCERNS
Appeal decisions should recognise the "intrinsic character and beauty" of the countryside...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/planning-minister-writes...
END LOOMS FOR SAGA OF ILLEGAL HOUSE BUILT IN SURREY GREEN BELT
Case of mansion hidden behind straw bales faces final stages...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/end-looms-for-saga-of-il...
LONDON MAYOR GIVES THUMBS-DOWN TO EXPANDED CITY AIRPORT
Johnson rejects £220m expansion plans...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/london-mayor-gives-thumb...
NEW PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND STREAMLINED APPLICATION REGIME CONFIRMED
Pickles unveils new change of use and statutory consultation details...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/new-permitted-developmen...
PICKLES BLOCKS SALFORD HOMES SCHEME OVER ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
Communities Secretary backs council in development row...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/pickles-blocks-salford-h...
PLANNING ROUND-UP 2 APRIL 2015
- Green light for Manchester rail project
- Crackdown on unauthorised encampments
- Grant waiver unlocks Nantwich site
- NSIP regime changes
- Funding help for major Leicestershire housing scheme
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/planning-round-up-2-apri...
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UPDATED: SMARTPHONE AND TABLET APPS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNERS FOR PLANNERS
I thought I'd revisit this popular post from 2012 and 2013. I'm sure there are new apps out there to help planning and building professionals do their job.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/smartphone-and-tablet-ap...
INTRODUCTION OF OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OPDC)
The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) will come into force on 1 April...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/introduction-of-old-oak-...
BUSINESS AS USUAL
We're pleased to say that the ownership of the Planning Portal has this week been transferred to a private sector, joint venture between DCLG and TerraQuest.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/business-as-usual/
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 26 MARCH 2015
REVISED GUIDANCE ON HOUSING PROVISION FOR ELDERLY
Councils required to take more account of the needs of older residents...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...
PLANNING CPOs BOUNCE-BACK
Compulsory purchase orders increased by over 60 per cent in 2014...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...
CAMDEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGE TO OFFICES TO HOMES PROJECT FAILS
Council fails to block prior approval for controversial proposal...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...
PEERS UNCONVINCED BY COALITION'S ECONOMIC CASE FOR HS2
"There are less expensive options to remedy these problems than HS2 but these have not been properly reviewed"...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...
LACK OF FIVE-YEAR LAND SUPPLY NOT ENOUGH TO SWING YORK AND CHESHIRE HOUSING APPEALS
Secretary of State decision on two cases...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 26 MARCH 2015
- Planning applications on the rise
- National Trust unveils its "eco" strategy
- Housing Zone progress as 20 named
- Fire-hit planning authorities on the move again
- Stratford-on-Avon core strategy under a cloud
- Post-election accord over planning improvements
- Oldest railway tunnel scheduled
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...
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UPDATED: SMARTPHONE AND TABLET APPS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNERS FOR PLANNERS
I thought I'd revisit this popular post from 2012 and 2013. I'm sure there are new apps out there to help planning and building professionals do their job.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/smartphone-and-tablet-ap...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 19 MARCH 2015
BUDGET BOOSTS EZs AND CITY DEALS AND LAUNCHES MOVES TO REFORM THE CPO REGIME
Chancellor unveils plan to help cities...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/190315/...
BIRMINGHAM GEARS UP FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
Ten-year master plan unveiled...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/190315/...
PICKLES APPROVES SUFFOLK SOLAR FARM BUT CORNISH PROJECT BLOCKED
Secretary of State issues decisions on green schemes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/190315/...
LEEDS HOUSING SCHEME APPEAL DISMISSED OVER LOSS OF LOCAL CHARACTER
Decision on 400-home development proposal...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/190315/...
LONDON BIDS URGE ACTION ON OFFICES TO HOMES CONVERSION POLICY
Business leaders call for exemption from PD changes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/190315/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 19 MARCH 2015
- Report highlights high street decline
- Peel unveils Trafford development
- New development may cause Jodrell Bank issues
- Backing for house-building on the up
- Green light for eco-burial ground
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/190315/...
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INTRODUCTION OF OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OPDC)
The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) will come into force on 1 April...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/introduction-of-old-oak-...
BUSINESS AS USUAL
We’re pleased to say that the ownership of the Planning Portal has this week been transferred to a private sector, joint venture between DCLG and TerraQuest.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/business-as-usual/
A RECORD MONTH FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/a-record-month-for-onlin...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 13 March 2015
DCLG CONFIRMS RAFT OF PLANNING REFORMS
DCLG publishes response to recent consultations...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/120315/...
TRANSITIONAL PLANNING REGIME FOR EBBSFLEET GARDEN CITY ANNOUNCED
Planning minister unveils arrangements for urban development corporation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/120315/...
GLOUCESTER MASTER PLAN UNVEILED
£135m plan presented to potential investors...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/120315/...
LATEST ALTERATION TO LONDON PLAN APPROVED
Capital's revised planning strategy published by Mayor...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/120315/...
PANEL COLD-SHOULDERS SINGLE DESIGNATION ROUTE FOR KEY WELSH LANDSCAPES
AONBs to be renamed 'National Landscapes of Wales'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/120315/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 13 MARCH 2015
- Help for handling shale gas projects
- Public land releases beat target
- Local plan weighting move
- Mid-Wales wind farm inquiry decisions delayed until after election
- Garden cities don’t stack up says report
- Seven neighbourhood plans pass the referendum test
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/120315/...
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BUSINESS AS USUAL
We’re pleased to say that the ownership of the Planning Portal has this week been transferred to a private sector, joint venture between DCLG and TerraQuest.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/business-as-usual/
A RECORD MONTH FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS
In February we received 40,624 online applications, which equates to 38,177 total submissions – a huge 19.3% increase on the same period 12 months ago.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/a-record-month-for-onlin...
AND IT’S HELLO FROM HER!
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/03/and-its-hello-from-her/
IT’S GOODBYE FROM HIM!
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/02/25/its-goodbye-from-him/
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 6 March 2015
STARTER HOME PLANNING POLICY INITIATIVE CONFIRMED
Government launches new scheme aimed at first-time buyers...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/050315/...
LATEST ENGLISH HOUSEHOLD FORMATION PROJECTIONS PUBLISHED
Over five million new households projected between 2012 and 2037...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/050315/...
PICKLES BLOCKS GLADMAN HOUSING SCHEMES
Appeals dismissed for sites in Buckinghamshire and Cheshire...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/050315/...
DEVOLUTION PACKAGE PROPOSES GREATER PLANNING POWERS FOR WALES
Coalition to follow recommendations of Silk Commission...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/050315/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 6 MARCH 2015
- Market Harborough homes boost
- Suffolk housing proposal blocked
- Cycling funding cranked up
- Commons report on NPPF cold-shouldered
- Spaceport shortlist plans updated
- Inclusion action plan published
- Report urges 'presumption against interference'
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/050315/...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 27 FEBRUARY 2015
PROPOSALS TO OVERHAUL SECTION 106s UNVEILED
New measures put forward to speed up s106s...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/260215/...
LONDON’S FIRST NINE FAST-TRACK HOUSING ZONES NAMED
Locations unveiled for 28,000 new homes in fast-tracked neighbourhood schemes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/260215/...
INSPECTOR CRITICISES DURHAM LOCAL PLAN
'Fundamental issues' identified with emerging local plan...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/260215/...
LATEST FIGURES SHOW RISING NUMBER OF HOMES BUILT
New homes figure shows highest annual total since 2007...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/260215/...
OXFORDSHIRE HOUSING APPEAL DISMISSED BECAUSE OF LANDSCAPE IMPACT
Communities Secretary dismisses appeal on 94-home scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/260215/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 27 FEBRUARY 2015
- Enterprise Zones makes waves
- LEP lobbying under fire
- Derbyshire pig project branded as too smelly
- OS to launch digital new-look map
- Banksy ‘spying’ artwork given approval
- Go-ahead for Liverpool mixed-use scheme
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/260215/...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 19 FEBRUARY 2015
COVENTRY GREEN BELT BUSINESS PARK BLOCKED
Scheme turned down by Secretary of State following call-in inquiry...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/180215/...
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL’S PLANNING REFORMS NOW LAW
New planning measures following Royal Assent...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/180215/...
EAST SUSSEX URBAN EXTENSION PROPOSED
Plans submitted for 1,000-home development...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/180215/...
CONSENT GRANTED FOR WORLD’S BIGGEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Green light given for around 400 turbines in Dogger Bank Zone...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/180215/...
WINCHESTER CITY SCHEME REDEVELOPMENT FALTERS
Project on hold following High Court ruling...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/180215/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 19 FEBRUARY 2015
- Community Rights gets £6m boost
- Troubled Medway development called-in
- Welsh ‘fracking notification’ regime launched
- Midlands enterprise zone expansion
- Garden village drive
- Report urges more collaborative planning
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/180215/...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 13 FEBRUARY 2015
BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE MASTER PLAN LAUNCHED
Up to 4,000 homes anticipated over the next 20 years...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/120215/...
TRANSPORT MINISTER CALLS FOR GREEN AND WELL-DESIGNED ROADS
"We have an opportunity to banish ugly design from new road schemes. And make sure it never returns...”
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/120215/...
PUBLIC LAND SELL-OFF DRIVE SET TO CONTINUE
Minister claims property consolidation has already raised £1.4bn...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/120215/...
COVENTRY MAKEOVER UNVEILED
Draft Area Action Plan published...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/120215/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 13 FEBRUARY 2015
- Buckinghamshire neighbourhood plan threat
- Welsh local government White Paper launched
- South Humbersideand Cornish road schemes approved
- Green light for drugs giant HQ at Cambridge
- MPs question flood cash
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/120215/...
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A FLYING START TO 2015
35,652 Online Planning Applications passed through the Planning Portal in January 2015...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/a-flying-start-to-2015/
500,000 VIEWS
There’s now been more half a million views of the blog since its launch back in 2009...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/500000-views/
TERRAQUEST HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE PREFERRED BIDDER TO TAKE OVER THE RUNNING OF THE PLANNING PORTAL
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/terraquest-has-been-appo...
UPDATED: INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWCASES NATIONAL PLANNING CASEWORK UNIT DATA
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/interactive-map-showcase...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 5 FEBRUARY 2015
GOVERNMENT PROPOSES PENALTIES FOR COUNCILS 'UNDER-PERFORMING' ON BROWNFIELD LDOs
Transparency called for on brownfield land data...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/050215/...
LOCAL GROWTH DEAL BOOSTS INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
PM announces projects to benefit from £1bn funding...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/050215/...
GOVERNMENT RESTATES IMPORTANCE OF 'TOWN CENTRE FIRST' POLICY
Chief planner writes to LPAs to reiterate policy position...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/050215/...
WELSH PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR CHANGE TO PLANNING BILL
Claims that current Bill risks more complexity and less democracy...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/050215/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 5 FEBRUARY 2015
- Latest New Home Bonus allocations
- Pickles dismisses Teesside 500-home appeal
- Man in court over Oxfordshire council fire
- Legal round-up
- Harrogate homes approved second time round
- MPs urge stronger community rights
- Boom in detached homes
- Post-war office buildings listed
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Feb15/050215/...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
A FLYING START TO 2015
35,652 Online Planning Applications passed through the Planning Portal in January 2015...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/a-flying-start-to-2015/
500,000 VIEWS
There’s now been more half a million views of the blog since its launch back in 2009...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/500000-views/
TERRAQUEST HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE PREFERRED BIDDER TO TAKE OVER THE RUNNING OF THE PLANNING PORTAL
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/terraquest-has-been-appo...
UPDATED: INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWCASES NATIONAL PLANNING CASEWORK UNIT DATA
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/interactive-map-showcase...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 8 JANUARY 2015
HOUSING ASSESSMENTS NO PROXY FOR PLAN TARGETS, SAYS MINISTER
Position clarified in letter to Inspectorate...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Jan15/080115/...
SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SCHEME REGIME IN PIPELINE
Requirement set to be in place in April...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Jan15/080115/...
COUNCIL DESIGNATED AS UNDER-PERFORMING PLANNING AUTHORITY
Bromsgrove becomes third authority named...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Jan15/080115/...
WIND PROJECTS REFUSED PERMISSION
Total of 12 turbines turned down...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Jan15/080115/...
NEW HOMES BONUS BOOST
Councils receive almost £3.4bn...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Jan15/080115/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 8 JANUARY 2015
- Environmental impact assessment thresholds
- Guides to planning published as neighbourhood regime is accelerated
- Welsh coastal flooding strategy
- Land bank scam
- Forest visitor project refused
- Ebbsfleet Development Corporation moves
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Jan15/080115/...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 19 DECEMBER 2014
THE NEWS SERVICE IS TAKING A CHRISTMAS BREAK AND WILL RETURN IN THE NEW YEAR.
STARTER HOMES ON LEVY-FREE SITES SCHEME UNVEILED
PM launches scheme targeting brownfield sites...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/18...
COMMITTEE WELCOMES SIMPLIFICATION OF PLANNING
MPs look into National Planning Policy Framework...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/18...
LONDON MAYOR APPROVES WATERSIDE PROJECT AT CANARY WHARF
New community of up to 3,600 homes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/18...
MAJOR HOUSING SCHEME AT MORPETH WINS APPEAL
Decision in line with inspector’s recommendation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/18...
CARDIFF GARDEN CITY PROPOSED
7,000 homes in £2bn scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/18...
NEWS ROUND-UP 18 DECEMBER 2014
- Infrastructure project milestone passed…
- ...and Willington C Gas Pipeline also given development consent
- Onshore wind project rejected
- London round-up
- Pioneering Community Right to Build orders pass muster
- Plan-making renaissance?
- AND MORE STORIES...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/18...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
CHRISTMAS WRAP UP
Here we are again, the Christmas party beckons and it’s time to reflect on the year gone by...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/christmas-wrap-up-2/
INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWCASES NATIONAL PLANNING CASEWORK UNIT DATA
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/interactive-map-showcases...
BOSCO VERTICALE PICKS UP INTERNATIONAL AWARD
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/bosco-verticale-picks-up-...
PLANNING PORTAL COMMERCIALISATION
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/planning-portal-commercia...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 4 DECEMBER 2014
FURTHER PLANNING REFORMS PROPOSED
Changes outlined in Autumn Statement...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/04...
GOVERNMENT PLANS DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN HOUSING SUPPLY AS IT BACKS MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES
Pilot scheme on former RAF base near Cambridge...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/04...
AFFORDABLE HOMES EXEMPTION REGIME CONFIRMED AND CLARIFIED
Requirement will not apply to developments of under 10 dwellings...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/04...
UNDER-PERFORMING PLANNING AUTHORITY MEASURES APPROVED
Threshold for designation to go up...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/04...
MULTI-BILLION POUND ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED
100 highways projects involved...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/04...
NEWS ROUND-UP 4 DECEMBER 2014
- Flood protection
- Enterprise commitments
- Welsh reorganisation
- Carbon capture project
- Scottish Land Reform Bill
- Wales round-up
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/december14/04...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWCASES NATIONAL PLANNING CASEWORK UNIT DATA
The National Planning Casework Unit (NPCU) have launched an interactive map to showcase its data...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/interactive-map-showcases...
BOSCO VERTICALE PICKS UP INTERNATIONAL AWARD
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/bosco-verticale-picks-up-...
PLANNING PORTAL COMMERCIALISATION
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/planning-portal-commercia...
IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS DATA ON THE WAY
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/improvements-to-address-d...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 27 NOVEMBER 2014
NEW HOMES FIGURES ON THE UP
700,000 built since 2010...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/27...
LEAD EXAMINER STEPS DOWN
Replacement for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project role...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/27...
MIXED FORTUNES FOR LEICESTERSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HOUSING SCHEMES
Both sites had neighbourhood plans in pipeline...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/27...
CARDIFF ARGUES SITE SHORTAGE IS MORE THEORETICAL THAN REAL
Council cites 'rigid methodology' of housing availability study...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/27...
ECOLOGY PROGRESS
Assessment shows effect of Nature Improvement Areas...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/27...
NEWS ROUND-UP 27 NOVEMBER 2014
- Belfast planning chief sought
- Tees Valley funding
- Minister rejects turbines plan
- Retirement homes planning call
- Smaller Sussex offshore wind scheme
- Devon solar farm blocked
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/27...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
BOSCO VERTICALE PICKS UP INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The building has beaten stiff opposition to win an international award for high rise buildings...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/bosco-verticale-picks-up-...
PLANNING PORTAL COMMERCIALISATION
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/planning-portal-commercia...
IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS DATA ON THE WAY
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/improvements-to-address-d...
PLANNING PORTAL NOW PROCESSING 86% OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/planning-portal-now-proce...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 20 NOVEMBER 2014
ZERO CARBON HOMES EXEMPTION THRESHOLD PROPOSED
Ten-unit trigger outlined in consultation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/20...
BIRMINGHAM TRANSPORT BLUEPRINT UNVEILED
Ambitious 20-year programme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/20...
MIXED FORTUNES FOR LOCAL PLANS AS LEEDS AND TYNESIDE POWER AHEAD
Major Northern cities progress...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/20...
REPORT URGES MORE DEVOLUTION AND SIMPLIFIED PLANNING IN ENTERPRISE ZONES
Recommendation from cross-party group of MPs and Peers...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/20...
GOVERNMENT CASTS DOUBT ON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN SECOND HOME BAN
Minister questions compatibility with national planning policy...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/20...
NEWS ROUND-UP 20 NOVEMBER 2014
- Green light for comprehensive New Covent Garden redevelopment
- Cinderford redevelopment approved
- Daventry farm turbine refused
- Community development grants
- Capital round-up
- Green light for Woking town centre scheme
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/20...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
PLANNING PORTAL COMMERCIALISATION
I am truly disappointed to announce that the Planning Portal team have been unsuccessful in our bid to take on the future operation of the Portal as an employee-owned business...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/planning-portal-commercia...
IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS DATA ON THE WAY
Next Friday (21 November) we will be rolling out some improvements to our planning application address services...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/improvements-to-address-d...
HELP NEEDED FROM LPAS
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/help-needed-from-lpas/
PLANNING PORTAL NOW PROCESSING 86% OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/planning-portal-now-proce...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 6 NOVEMBER 2014
DEAL OVER GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING POWERS
Treasury agrees deal with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on new powers...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/06...
NEW FUNDING AND AID FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANS
£23m to support local community groups in England...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/06...
GO-AHEAD FOR TWO MAJOR KENT MIXED-USE HOUSING-LED PROJECTS
Over 1,000 new homes given green light...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/06...
FURTHER TWIST IN WATFORD DEVELOPMENT AND ALLOTMENT SAGA
High Court rules LPA failed to inform SoS of major change...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/06...
WELSH PLANNING MINISTER TAKES TOUGH STANCE ON FLOOD-PRONE DEVELOPMENT
Sargeant signals tough stance on national planning flooding policies...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/06...
NEWS ROUND-UP 6 NOVEMBER 2014
- Final approval for Wrexham 'super prison'
- Liverpool redevelopment given green light
- Dorset councillors join forces
- Ebbsfleet waste scheme called-in
- Morecambe Bay tunnel proposed
- Derelict Southampton site makeover agreed
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/november14/06...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
HELP NEEDED FROM LPAS
Defra are working on a project to help planners assess applications that could affect protected species...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/help-needed-from-lpas/
PLANNING PORTAL NOW PROCESSING 86% OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE
DCLG has reported 123,200 total applications for English councils in the quarter ending June 2014 – a 1% decrease from April-June 2013...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/planning-portal-now-proce...
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPIONS EVERYWHERE!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/smarter-planning-champion...
WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/welsh-non-material-amendm...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 30 OCTOBER 2014
TRANSPORT STRATEGY FOR NORTH TAKES SHAPE
PM and Chancellor back HS3 proposals...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/301...
CONSULTATION STARTS ON RIGHT-TO-BUILD REGIME
Builders would need to demonstrate a connection to the local area...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/301...
LATEST HERITAGE AT RISK REGISTER PUBLISHED
Over a third of buildings listed in 1999 still at risk...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/301...
DEVELOPMENT BOOSTS FOR LINCOLNSHIRE
Two new villages to provide around 3,000 new homes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/301...
DEVIZES HOMES APPEAL DISMISSED DUE TO NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN CONFLICT
Council had previously refused permission for 350-home scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/301...
NEWS ROUND-UP 30 OCTOBER 2014
- 'Metro area' report launched
- pembrokeshire power plant granted consent
- second round of funding for affordable homes
- ancient woodland threat in staffordshire
- essex councils mull cross-boundary housing agreement
- pickles backs chp project
- and more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/301...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
PLANNING PORTAL NOW PROCESSING 86% OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE
DCLG has reported 123,200 total applications for English councils in the quarter ending June 2014 – a 1% decrease from April-June 2013...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/planning-portal-now-proce...
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPIONS EVERYWHERE!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/smarter-planning-champion...
WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/welsh-non-material-amendm...
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL USES TABLETS TO GO PAPERLESS
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/reigate-and-banstead-boro...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 23 OCTOBER 2014
TOUGHER STANCE ON WASTE PLANTS IN GREEN BELT
New guidance on planning policy for waste published...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/231...
DEFRA CUTS SOLAR FARMLAND SUBSIDIES
Farmers to lose right to claim subsidies for fields filled with solar arrays...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/231...
WELSH REVIEW OF POLICY ON TOWN CENTRE RETAIL
Officials asked to “refresh” Planning Policy Wales...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/231...
GO-AHEAD FOR 6,000-HOUSE KENT URBAN EXTENSION
Ashford Borough Council approves urban extension...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/231...
GREEN LIGHT FOR 850-DWELLING REDEVELOPMENT AT LOWESTOFT
Outline permission for mixed-use scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/231...
NEWS ROUND UP 23 OCTOBER 2014
- Affordable homes statistics
- Hazard regime changes
- Designing in accessibility plea
- Heritage shake-up confirmed
- London developments
- Kent housing scheme approved
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/231...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
PLANNING PORTAL NOW PROCESSING 86% OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE
DCLG has reported 123,200 total applications for English councils in the quarter ending June 2014 – a 1% decrease from April-June 2013...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/planning-portal-now-proce...
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPIONS EVERYWHERE!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/smarter-planning-champion...
WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/welsh-non-material-amendm...
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL USES TABLETS TO GO PAPERLESS
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/reigate-and-banstead-boro...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 16 OCTOBER 2014
NEW MEASURES TO BOOST HOUSING SUPPLY
Minister urges councils to take advantage of new financial measures...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/161...
REPORT ARGUES CASE FOR SEPARATE RETIREMENT HOUSING USE CLASS
Call for regulation change to support ageing population...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/161...
CONSULTATION STARTS ON ENGLISH FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS ENVIRONMENT
Agency opens consultation on 10 river basin district plans...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/161...
BLABY NO LONGER DESIGNATED AS UNDER PERFORMING
Council makes "huge improvements in its planning services"...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/161...
FOUR SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND FARMS CONSENTED
Farms can provide enough energy to power 1.4m homes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/161...
NEWS ROUND-UP 16 OCTOBER 2014
- Mixed fortunes for Carterton housing projects
- Pickles backs homes scheme at former BRE site near Watford
- Call for four new crossings over the Thames
- Tesco drops Margate seafront scheme
- Scottish government calls-in coal bed methane appeals
- London developments
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/161...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
PORTAL APPLICATION SERVICE NOW SUPPORTS .DOCX FILES
You can now submit Word files with the .docx extension through the Supporting Documents section...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/portal-application-servic...
PLANNING PORTAL NOW PROCESSING 86% OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE
Approximately 86% of planning applications were submitted via the Portal in Q1 2014/15...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/planning-portal-now-proce...
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPIONS EVERYWHERE!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/smarter-planning-champion...
WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 9 OCTOBER 2014
MINISTERS PUBLISH LATEST GREEN BELT GUIDANCE
Commitment to protect the green belt underlined...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/091...
WELSH PLANNING BILL INTRODUCED BY SARGEANT
New decision tier proposed in raft of measures...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/091...
STATISTICS INDICATE SCALE OF OFFICE-TO-HOME CONVERSIONS
Almost 2,000 applications received by English LPAs in last three months...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/091...
ELEVEN CUSTOM-BUILD VANGUARDS NAMED
Boost for self- and custom-build initiatives...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/091...
NEWS ROUND-UP 9 OCTOBER 2014
- South-west England Growth Deal signed
- Belfast plan faces judicial review
- HS2 route near Lichfield changed
- IPCC upholds complaint over Hampshire village green row
- Pickles dismisses Warwickshire wind farm appeal
- Green light for Bristol tower
- Local plan withdrawn over housing shortfall
- RTPI report urges healthy city focus
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/091...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
PLANNING PORTAL NOW PROCESSING 86% OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE
Approximately 86% of planning applications were submitted via the Portal in Q1 2014/15.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/planning-portal-now-proce...
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPIONS EVERYWHERE!
The number of local planning authorities (LPAs) in England who have successfully achieved Champion status in our Smarter Planning scheme continues to grow...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/smarter-planning-champion...
WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/welsh-non-material-amendm...
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL USES TABLETS TO GO PAPERLESS
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 2 OCTOBER 2014
GREATER MANCHESTER COUNCILS CONSULT ON PIONEERING JOINT KEY SITES STRATEGY
Plan will become a joint statutory DPD...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/021...
PRIME MINISTER PROMISES 100,000 NEW HOMES FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS ON BROWNFIELD SITES
Starter homes to be sold at 20 per cent less than the market value...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/021...
PICKLES ALLOWS APPEAL OVER 425 HOMES IN HAMPSHIRE
Communities Secretary agrees with the inspector on recovered appeal...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/021...
GREEN LIGHT FOR 500-HOME MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AT FORMER ARMY BASE
Outline planning permission granted for HCA-led proposal...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/021...
WELSH NATIONAL PARKS PLANNING REGIME UNDER REVIEW
Review panel members announced...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/021...
NEWS ROUND-UP 2 OCTOBER 2014
- Sutton Coldfield master plan commissioned
- Mixed fortunes for Norfolk and Nottinghamshire turbines
- Call to recognise green infrastructure planning
- Greener roads plea
- Legal round-up
- Croydon to set up housing company
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/october14/021...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPIONS EVERYWHERE!
The number of local planning authorities (LPAs) in England who have successfully achieved Champion status in our Smarter Planning scheme continues to grow...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/smarter-planning-champion...
WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
You can now make non-material amendments to existing planning permissions in Wales...
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REIGATE AND BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL USES TABLETS TO GO PAPERLESS
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 25 SEPTEMBER 2014
DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS SCHEME PROSPECTUS LAUNCHED
Households compensated for impacts of housing development...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/2...
PICKLES BLOCKS LONDON DOCKLANDS BATCHING PLANT
Proposals "would harm the character and appearance of the area"...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/2...
SET-BACK FOR KEY CARDIFF REDEVELOPMENT
Council rethinks £500m plans after financial review...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/2...
THINK-TANK URGES SURPLUS LAND LONG-VIEW
Local authorities warned about 'quick disposal' of assets...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/2...
CHALLENGING YEAR FOR SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Unprecedented number of development plan examinations...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/2...
NEWS ROUND-UP 25 SEPTEMBER 2014
- London council is top enforcer
- Pickles backs free school near Slough
- London development round-up
- Legal round-up
- Hereford FC redevelopment offer in lieu of debts
- OS and Land Registry launch housing competition
- Liverpool and Everton stadiums make waves
- Skateboard haven sees off redevelopment
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/2...
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SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPIONS EVERYWHERE!
The number of local planning authorities (LPAs) in England who have successfully achieved Champion status in our Smarter Planning scheme continues to grow...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/smarter-planning-champion...
WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
You can now make non-material amendments to existing planning permissions in Wales...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/welsh-non-material-amendm...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 18 SEPTEMBER 2014
MOVE TO CONSOLIDATE HOUSING STANDARDS
Consultation begins on proposed changes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
MINISTERS PROPOSE CONTROLS ON TRAVELLER DEVELOPMENT
More powers for LPAs to limit authorised sites...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
PLANNING SYSTEM TO PROMOTE SUDS
More measures to reduce flood risk...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
PIONEERING WEST SUSSEX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORDERS
First to be examined and recommended for referendum...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
GREEN LIGHT FOR LONDON'S 'SUPER SEWER'
Ministers approve plan to build 25km tunnel...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
WELSH 'SUPER COUNCIL' OPTION UNDER CONSIDERATION
Proposal to create 'combined authorities'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
NEWS ROUND- UP 18 SEPTEMBER 2014
- Grantham urban extension
- RICS urges new 'amberfield'site classification
- Go-ahead for Killingholme power plant
- Sargeant moves brief but retains Welsh planning role
- Planning reform for ageing population next on DCLG agenda
- Green signal for Bolton loco site redevelopment
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
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WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
You can now make non-material amendments to existing planning permissions in Wales...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/welsh-non-material-amendm...
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL USES TABLETS TO GO PAPERLESS
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 11 SEPTEMBER 2014
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANS PLAY KEY ROLE IN FOUR HOUSING APPEALS
Emerging NPs had identified land for housing...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
DURKAN SIGNS OFF BELFAST METROPOLITAN AREA PLAN
Green light for delayed planning framework...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
WELSH GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS REPORT INTO HMOs
Study to determine how LPAs are dealing with challenges...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
STALLED HOUSING SCHEMES SHORT-LISTED FOR HELP
More than 160 developments up for share of £525m fund...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
NEWS ROUND-UP 11 SEPTEMBER 2014
- Landfill community funding regime
- Tottenham housing zone mooted
- Medway developments
- Coastal realignment scheme
- Mine green power makeovers
- QPR new stadium moves
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/1...
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WELSH NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) PAPER FORM NOW LIVE
You can now make non-material amendments to existing planning permissions in Wales...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 4 SEPTEMBER 2014
PICKLES REPEATS CALL FOR MORE PARKING PROVISION
Government aims to control 'maximum parking standards'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/0...
AIRPORTS COMMISSION PUBLISHES CAPACITY SHORTLIST
Three proposals still under review...
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MAJOR MIXED-USE TAVISTOCK DEVELOPMENT GETS GREEN LIGHT
Development could start in early 2015...
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OXFORD ACCUSES AUTHORITIES OVER HOUSING COOPERATION
Dispute over local housing need...
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SOUTHWARK'S PROPOSED CIL REGIME CRITICISED BY EXAMINER
Concerns over "insufficiently robust" evidence...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/0...
NEWS ROUND-UP 4 SEPTEMEBER 2014
- Bicester development progress
- Toxic row over Belfast development site
- Legal round-up
- Green light for key Cheshire roads scheme
- Newcastle brings in controls over agents signs
- Revised plans prepared for 420-home residential scheme in Croydon
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/september14/0...
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REIGATE AND BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL USES TABLETS TO GO PAPERLESS
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PLANNERS PLAN AHEAD, DON’T THEY?
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 28 AUGUST 2014
BIG RISE IN ENGLISH HOUSING STARTS
Starts increase 18 per cent year-on-year...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2808...
ADDED MOMENTUM FOR NORTHSTOWE NEW TOWN
New milestone for ambitious development...
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EAST WEST RAIL ROUTE CASE BOLSTERED BY NEW REPORT
Research claims 400,000 jobs could be created...
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NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK REJECTS BIKE SCHEME
Concerns over financial sustainability...
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NEWS ROUND-UP 28 AUGUST 2014
- Government property website launched
- Premium post-codes revealed
- Legal round-up
- Scottish green power mixed fortunes
- London round-up
- Greater Glasgow City Deal sealed
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2808...
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REIGATE AND BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL USES TABLETS TO GO PAPERLESS
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 21 AUGUST 2014
HOUSING ZONE PROSPECTUS PUBLISHED BY DCLG
LPAs and developers to team up for funding…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2108...
PICKLES PUBLISHES LARGE SITE INFRASTRUCTURE SHORTLIST
£850m in funding available…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2108...
BREACON BEACONS NATIONAL PARK CHAIRMAN IN CHALET PLANNING DISPUTE
Appeal lodged after refusal of retrospective planning permission…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2108...
ROW OVER OXFORDSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
LPA takes legal advice over comments from campaigners…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2108...
CARLISLE AIRPORT REDEVELOPMENT GETS LIFT-OFF
Approval for scheme with seven-year planning history…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2108...
NEWS ROUND-UP 21 AUGUST 2014
- Revised Millbay master plan submitted
- Minister calls for more bungalows
- London developments round-up
- Legal round-up
- Think tank urges elected mayors to boost northern cities
- Brighton Hippodrome decision delayed
- And more stories…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/2108...
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DO YOU PAY APPLICATION FEES THROUGH THE PORTAL?
We’ve had lots of feedback from planning agents over the years on why they choose not to use this payment method. Now it seems the tide is beginning to turn...
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PLANNERS PLAN AHEAD, DON’T THEY?
Tips from our Head of Corporate Development...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/planners-plan-ahead-dont-...
JULY PLANNING APPLICATIONS UP 28% ON LAST YEAR
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/july-planning-application...
CHANGE TO THE FEES FOR ‘PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR CHANGE OF USE’
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 7 AUGUST 2014
PLANNING REFORM PACKAGE UNVEILED FOR CONSULTATION
Government aims to streamline system...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/0708...
NORTHERN CITIES WIN BACKING FOR AMBITIOUS TRANSPORT STRATEGY
£15bn plan to create 'powerhouse'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/0708...
OFFICES TO HOMES CONVERSIONS MAKE WAVES
Survey shows major effect in London and South...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/0708...
DRAFT LOCAL PLAN REJECTED
Narrowly voted down by councillors...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/0708...
FOUR ENGLISH WIND FARMS FAIL ON APPEAL
Visual effect cited in decision letters...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/0708...
NEWS ROUND-UP 7 AUGUST 2014
- Public land disposal milestone
- Coastal towns funding
- Legal briefing
- London reports
- Listing poser for Liverpool redevelopment
- Funding for stalled developments
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/august14/0708...
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PLANNERS PLAN AHEAD, DON’T THEY?
Tips from our Head of Corporate Development...
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JULY PLANNING APPLICATIONS UP 28% ON LAST YEAR
We saw an increase almost across the board on applications submitted through the Planning Portal last month
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/july-planning-application...
CHANGE TO THE FEES FOR ‘PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR CHANGE OF USE’
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 26 JUNE 2014
TRAFFORD FACES SANCTIONS FOR UNDER-PERFORMING ON COUNTY MATTERS
Second council to be designated...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/260614...
MINISTERS DENY INFRASTRUCTURE BILL MEASURES WILL SUBVERT PLANNING SYSTEM
Bill to enter Committee Stage next week...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/260614...
OSBORNE CHAMPIONS NORTHERN HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINK
Chancellor calls for "Northern Powerhouse"...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/260614...
KEY SCOTTISH PLANNING POLICIES UNVEILED
Scottish Government delivers framework for spatial development...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/260614...
WELSH SECRETARY CRITICISES CARDIFF OVER PLANNING REGIME
Welsh Government urged to take "urgent action"...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/260614...
NEWS ROUND-UP 26 JUNE 2014
- Mixed fortunes for major housing schemes in Essex and Lincolnshire
- Pinewood Studios to double in size
- Planning statistics
- Hinkley power line connection application received
- Local plans
- London developments
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/260614...
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AND THE RESULTS ARE IN...
Over the quarter Jan-Mar 2014, a whopping 81.6 per cent of all planning applications submitted across England and Wales have been made online via the Planning Portal.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/and-the-results-are-in/
THE FUTURE OF THE PLANNING PORTAL
A little while ago we blogged about the decision by DCLG to commercialise the Planning Portal.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/the-future-of-the-plannin...
COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PLANNING PORTAL
The Planning Portal is now open to investment from a commercial partner who can continue developing the service.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/commercial-opportunities-...
A NEW TOOL FOR PAYING YOUR APPLICATION FEE
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 12 JUNE 2014
GOVERNMENT UNVEILS PLANNING CHANGES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
Bill has first reading in Lords...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/120614...
MINISTERS PROMOTE BOWLING GREEN PROTECTION
Advice for LPAs following Parliamentary debate...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/120614...
PICKLES APPROVES LONDON SOUTH BANK LANDMARK REDEVELOPMENT
Varied but "high quality" architecture given green light...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/120614...
NORTHERN IRELAND MINISTERS PROPOSE AFFORDABLE HOMES OBLIGATION
New regime would affect housing schemes with five or more dwellings...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/120614...
SECOND CONSULTATION ON CROSSRAIL 2 LAUNCHED
Exercise takes account of variations to original proposed route...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/120614...
NEWS ROUND-UP 12 JUNE 2014
- Local plan news
- Regional airport inquiry
- Scottish wind farms
- Suffolk solar farm blocked
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/120614...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
AN UPDATE ON NMA APPLICATIONS SINCE LAUNCH
The daily submission of NMA applications has nearly doubled since we added the form to the suite of online applications in March...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/an-update-on-nma-applicat...
LESSONS LEARNED FROM A PAPERLESS PARISH
Persuading town and parish councils to work electronically is still one of the main barriers to LPAs going paperless...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/lessons-learned-from-a-p...
CHILTERN TEAMS UP WITH SOUTH BUCKS FOR ONLINE WORKING
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/chiltern-teams-up-with-so...
50 LPAS REACH SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPION MILESTONE
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 5 JUNE 2014
CHANGES TO PLANNING ANNOUNCED IN QUEENS SPEECH
Part of legislative programme for next Parliament…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/050614...
ESSEX HOMES ALLOWED AFTER BIODIVERSITY OFFSETTING DEAL
Developer offered replacement grassland and lizard habitat…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/050614...
WATCHDOG TAKES CORNWALL TO TASK OVER EQUINE PLANNING
Council to follow report recommendations…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/050614...
MPS COMMITTEE DELUGED WITH HIGH SPEED RAIL PETITIONS
Nearly 2,000 lodged…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/050614...
STUDY FINDS NEARLY HALF ENGLISH LPAS HAVE HOUSING SITE SHORTFALL
Only 54 per cent have five-year supply…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/050614...
NEWS ROUND-UP 5 JUNE 2014
- Garden city principles
- Northern Ireland devolved planning regime proposals
- High street leadership call
- On-shore wind farm developments
- Boost for four enterprise zones
- London parking policy wrangle
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/june14/050614...
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM A PAPERLESS PARISH
Persuading town and parish councils to work electronically is still one of the main barriers to LPAs going paperless...
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CHILTERN TEAMS UP WITH SOUTH BUCKS FOR ONLINE WORKING
The Planning Portal is pleased to welcome Chiltern District Council to the community of local planning authorities accepting online applications...
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50 LPAS REACH SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPION MILESTONE
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NEW STATUTORY CONSULTEE INFORMATION PAGE
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 29 MAY 2014
DISPUTE OVER NATIONAL PARK AGRICULTURAL BUILDING CONVERSION RIGHTS
Minister asked to intervene...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/290514/...
MASTER PLAN FOR SALISBURY PLAIN DEVELOPMENTS
Development proposals to support personnel relocation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/290514/...
LAKE DISTRICT MOUNTAIN TARGETED FOR COMMUNITY VALUE LISTING
Friends of Blencathra respond to sale move...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/290514/...
RESEARCH SHOWS FALL IN AFFORDABLE HOMES REFLECTED CONSTRUCTION DOWNTURN
Study looked at planning obligations...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/290514/...
MINISTERS CONSULT ON A STREAMLINED FRACKING REGIME
Aim is to streamline existing procedure...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/290514/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 29 MAY 2014
- Turbine developments
- Bath housing boost
- London developments
- Suffolk solar farm appeal fails
- Jurassic Coast heritage concern
- Fenland overhauls its planning service
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/290514/...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 23 MAY 2014
HIGH COURT CHALLENGE TO NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FAILS
Council leader welcomes judge’s ruling...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/230514/...
FIRST APPLICATION TO INSPECTORATE BYPASSING LOCAL AUTHORITY
Developer submits plan for 220-home scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/230514/...
FIRST NON-INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING ACT 2008 SCHEME DIRECTION ANNOUNCED
Theme park plan to be treated as ‘nationally significant’...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/230514/...
FINAL LAP FOR MAJOR WIND FARMS PLANNING MARATHON
Total of 600 megawatts of capacity in Wales under consideration...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/230514/...
PLANNING ACT 2008 REGIME REFINEMENTS ANNOUNCED
Revisions to infrastructure planning regime announced...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/230514/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 23 MAY 2014
- Local development plan challenges
- Solar farm clampdown
- London housing round-up
- Betting shop curbs
- Housing starts up
- London and the South East road and aviation developments
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/may14/230514/...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 24 APRIL 2014
PM CALLS FOR PLANNING CHANGES TO DELIVER INFRASTRUCTURE
'Simplifying system absolutely essential'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/24041...
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGE SURFACES IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Landowner wants obligation dropped...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/24041...
LAND DEAL MOVES MOTOR RACING SCHEME CLOSER
Council set to make replacement common land available...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/24041...
MIXED FORTUNES FOR TURBINE APPEALS
Decisions on schemes near Liskeard and Workington...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/24041...
ESSEX TOURIST ATTRACTION SCHEME REJECTED
Proposal involved listed building...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/24041...
NEWS ROUND-UP 24 APRIL 2014
- Environmental Impact Asessment directive changed
- Tavistock store plan challenged
- Green light for north London power line scheme
- Norfolk coastal path
- Berkshire show ground case bias challenge fails
- Welsh Government buys business park
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/24041...
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AUTHORITIES ACHIEVE SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPION STATUS
In the last few weeks four local planning authorities have achieved Smarter Planning Champion status...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/authorities-achieve-smart...
FOUR NEW APPLICATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE PORTAL
Forms launched by DCLG...
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CALLING LPAS: A QUESTION ABOUT PDF MEASURING SOFTWARE
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 3 APRIL 2014
REVIEW EMPHASISES PROACTIVE PLANNING
'Relevant to pressing issues of our time'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/03041...
ONLINE CENSUS FOR 2021?
Recommendation from UK Statistics Authority...
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GREEN LIGHT FOR TWO MAJOR LONDON SCHEMES
Projects total some 4,500 homes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/03041...
MAJOR RAIL DEVELOPMENTS AGREED
Five-year £38bn investment plan...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/03041...
D-DAY FOR DERBYSHIRE LOCAL PLAN
Concerns over housing provision...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/03041...
NEWS ROUND-UP 3 APRIL 2014
- London housing strategy
- Offsetting pause
- Warning about Worcestershire local plans
- London's troubling towers
- Aberdeen urban extension
- Report identifies homes shortfall
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/april14/03041...
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CALLING LPAS: A QUESTION ABOUT PDF MEASURING SOFTWARE
Please share your thoughts with us...
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DCLG TO LAUNCH FOUR NEW APPLICATION FORMS
New forms to be introduced on 7 April...
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WE’RE WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE OF 80 PER CENT ONLINE APPLICATIONS
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 27 MARCH 2014
UNDERPERFORMING LPA THRESHOLD SET TO GO UP FROM 30 TO 40 PER CENT
New proposals out for consultation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/27031...
NEW BODY CONSIDERED TO OVERSEE HS2 REGENERATION
Greater focus on regeneration along new rail link...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/27031...
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANS CONCENTRATED IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND
Nearly 1,000 applications to draw up a plan countrywide...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/27031...
NORTHSTOWE NEW TOWN PROPOSES NEXT PHASE OF 3,500 HOMES
Plans for major Cambridgeshire development out for consultation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/27031...
FUNDING AGREED TO KICK-START MAJOR WELSH HOUSING SCHEMES
Major projects aim to deliver £225m boost...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/27031...
NEWS ROUND-UP 27 MARCH 2014
- Consultation begins on S106 thresholds
- Call for evidence on councils' role in house building
- London Plan affordable housing challenge fails
- Reigate & Banstead core strategy on hold
- Arsenal challenges student flats red card
- Pickles stance on Waterloo scheme backed by judge
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/27031...
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CALLING LPAS: A QUESTION ABOUT PDF MEASURING SOFTWARE
Please share your thoughts with us...
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DCLG TO LAUNCH FOUR NEW APPLICATION FORMS
New forms to be introduced on 7 April...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/dclg-to-launch-four-new-a...
WE’RE WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE OF 80 PER CENT ONLINE APPLICATIONS
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 13 MARCH 2014
GOVERNMENT GETS TOUGH ON LOCAL PLANS AND GREEN BELT REVISIONS
Minister writes to Planning Inspectorate...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/13031...
REVISED PLANNING PRACTICE GUIDANCE COMES INTO FORCE
Streamlined online resource launched...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/13031...
TOP COP TAKES LEGAL ACTION OVER LEICESTERSHIRE HOMES
Challenge focuses on strain on police...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/13031...
WIND FARM FAILS ON HERITAGE GROUNDS
Impact on nearby church cited...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/13031...
HOUSING SCHEMES REFUSED ON APPEAL
Two proposals in Green Belt locations...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/13031...
NEWS ROUND-UP 13 MARCH 2014
- Coastal towns funding boost
- Natural capital strategy
- Sheffield enterprise zone expands
- Scots historic bodies merger
- Seaside City Deals
- Neighbourhood plan developments
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/13031...
* Access to news stories may be interrupted between 18:00 and 20:00 on 13 March due to a planned site outage.
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WE’RE WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE OF 80 PER CENT ONLINE APPLICATIONS
2013 was another bumper year for the Portal with the standout figure being that it looks like we are nudging close to 80 per cent of all planning applications being submitted online.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/were-within-touching-dist...
ONLINE NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) FORM COMING 13TH MARCH
I am delighted to let you know that we will be introducing the online version of the Non-Material Amendment form on Thursday 13th March.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/online-non-material-amend...
NEW CIL REGULATIONS GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON THE PLANNING PORTAL
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PART L 2013. DOWNLOAD NHBC’S FREE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE.
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 6 MARCH 2014
EASIER NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING ON WAY?
Minister signals possibility in Commons...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/06031...
BIRMINGHAM PITCHES FOR REGENERATION AROUND NEW HIGH-SPEED STATION
Biggest scheme yet on back of HS2...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/06031...
CALL FOR TOUGHER HOUSING TARGETS FOR LONDON COUNCILS AND GREATER ROLE FOR MAYOR
Report urges action to meet demand...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/06031...
CHERWELL FIRES STARTING GUN FOR MAJOR SELF-BUILD SCHEME
First stage of plan for large-scale community...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/06031...
REPORT CALLS FOR MORE ENERGY PLANNING POWERS FOR WALES
First Minister welcomes recommendations...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/06031...
NEWS ROUND-UP 6 MARCH 2014
- New Dorset Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Somerset wind farm appeal fails
- Green light for Belfast listed building conversion
- London digital community project
- Warrington showmen scheme allowed
- MoD sells tube station
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/march14/06031...
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ONLINE NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT (NMA) FORM COMING 13TH MARCH
I am delighted to let you know that we will be introducing the online version of the Non-Material Amendment form on Thursday 13th March.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/online-non-material-amend...
NEW CIL REGULATIONS GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON THE PLANNING PORTAL
Following our earlier post about amendments to the Community Infrastructure Levy regulations (CIL) that came into force today, we can confirm that the new regulations can be accessed here.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/new-cil-regulations-guida...
HOW TO LINK MORE EFFECTIVELY TO PORTAL SERVICES
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 20 FEBRUARY 2014
PLANNING BACK ON PRIME-TIME TV
New eight-part series set to start...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/20...
ESSEX WIND FARM ALLOWED ON APPEAL
Decision in line with inspector’s recommendation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/20...
PINEWOOD COMES TO CARDIFF
Film studio in deal with Welsh Government...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/20...
EAST LONDON DEVELOPMENT MOVES ON
Major proposal straddles Hackney and Tower Hamlets...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/20...
EDINBURGH DEVELOPMENT BOOSTED BY NEW FUND
£9.6m investment progresses mixed-use scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/20...
NEWS ROUND-UP 20 FEBRUARY 2014
- Homes scheme wins appeal
- Call for Kent new town
- Council to look again at homes target
- Merseyside combined authority a step closer
- Northamptonshire turbines lose appeal
- Sutton gas holder site makeover
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/20...
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HOW TO LINK MORE EFFECTIVELY TO PORTAL SERVICES
The Planning Portal’s content team has produced a short guidance note with links to the most commonly requested planning and building control content on the website.
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CHANGES TO COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY REGULATIONS
You may be aware that the Government is amending the Community Infrastructure Levy regulations.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/changes-to-community-infr...
DURHAM COUNCIL UNITARY AUTHORITY CHANGE ON THE PLANNING PORTAL
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 13 FEBRUARY 2014
GOVERNMENT ACTS OVER BIDS TO THWART OFFICE-TO-HOMES CONVERSIONS
Councils named in Parliament for misapplying Article 4 directions...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/13...
DEDICATED PLANNING COURT PLEDGED BY SUMMER
Major development disputes to be fast-tracked...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/13...
NEW WELSH GUIDANCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Greater clarity for LPAs on plan making and decision taking...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/13...
CORE STRATEGIES IN TROUBLE
Local authorities face challenges over plans...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/13...
TIDAL POWER PROJECT MAKES WAVES
Consent sought for 'nationally significant' tidal power scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/13...
NEWS ROUND-UP 13 FEBRUARY 2014
- Heathrow rail link plan
- Minister approves Warrington school
- Green light for Nantwich housing
- Croydon town centre makeover
- Go-ahead for Hackney estate development
- Village green rulings
- Trump to appeal
- Time called as pubs become shops
- And more stories…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/13...
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CHANGES TO COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY REGULATIONS
You may be aware that the Government is amending the Community Infrastructure Levy regulations.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/changes-to-community-infr...
DURHAM COUNCIL UNITARY AUTHORITY CHANGE ON THE PLANNING PORTAL
On Wednesday 5 February 2014 Durham Council will integrate their new planning back-office system with the Portal’s online application service.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/durham-council-unitary-au...
PAPERLESS SERVICE – A LOCAL AUTHORITY SUCCESS STORY (PART TWO)
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 23 JANUARY 2014
FURTHER GREEN BELT PROTECTION CONSIDERED
Prospect outlined in Parliament...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/230114/...
REPORT QUESTIONS HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS
'Treat them as starting point'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/230114/...
COMMISSION CALLS FOR WELSH COUNCIL MERGERS
Options could mean reduction to 10-12 authorities...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/230114/...
LONDON PLAN ALTERATIONS OUT FOR CONSULTATION
Mayor publishes proposed changes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/230114/...
COUNCIL SET TO STRENGTHEN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION POLICY
Policy aims to avoid over-concentration...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/230114/...
NEWS ROUND UP 23 JANUARY 2014
- Rugby urban extension
- Swansea campus deal moves on
- Judge backs minister over Green Belt homes decision
- Jersey conundrum
- Gas storage project to be redetermined
- Major Leicestershire housing scheme
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/230114/...
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PAPERLESS SERVICE – A LOCAL AUTHORITY SUCCESS STORY (PART TWO)
Eastbourne Borough Council has made radical changes to the way it works.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/paperless-service-a-local...
A NEW PORTAL FORM FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENTS
This week we introduced a new form to our ever-expanding suite.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/a-new-portal-form-for-ons...
PAPERLESS SERVICE – A LOCAL AUTHORITY SUCCESS STORY
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 16 JANUARY 2014
SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ANNOUNCED
Rewards for councils and communities to be strengthened…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/160114/...
PLAN PREMATURITY ADVICE PROMISED
Planning Minister in Commons debate…
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NEW NATIONAL PLAN FOR SCOTLAND
Includes projects of nationally strategic importance…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/160114/...
WELSH HERITAGE MEASURES ANNOUNCED
Regular strategic plans to be prepared…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/160114/...
COUNCIL PROPOSES ‘GARDEN CITY’ GROWTH POINT
Preston plan involves up to 5,300 homes…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/160114/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 16 JANUARY 2014
- Streamlined planning policy promised for Northern Ireland
- Cost benefit analysis hampers transport schemes, says report
- Legal challenge to Solihull plan
- Cotswold loses homes case
- Hi-tech High Street competition
- BBC highlights unspent section 106 cash
- And more stories…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/160114/...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 9 JANUARY 2014
FUNDING BOOST FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES
Investment deal to help deliver up to 4,300 homes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/090114/...
STUDY FLAGS UP OUTER LONDON HOUSING PIPELINE SHORTAGE
'Supply won't meet projected population growth'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/090114/...
TESCO SCHEME REFUSED
Retail giant considers position...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/090114/...
OXFORD CITY CONSULTATION FLAWED
Council agrees changes after independent review...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/090114/...
GLOUCESTERSHIRE MAJOR URBAN EXTENSION MASTER PLAN APPROVED
Development involves some 3,000 new homes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/090114/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 9 JANUARY 2014
- Allotment guidance promised
- Land-use and development performance figures
- Wind farm near Milton Keynes turned down
- Invitation to digital discovery day
- Illegal conversions leave landlord with huge bill
- Beds in sheds action
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/Jan14/090114/...
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PAPERLESS SERVICE – A LOCAL AUTHORITY SUCCESS STORY
Eastbourne Borough Council makes radical changes to the way it works...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/paperless-service-a-local...
PLANNING APPLICATIONS STATISTICS: JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2013 ENGLAND
Planning authority headline Statistics...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/planning-applications-sta...
WHAT ARE YOUR ESSENTIAL ONLINE PLANNING APPLICATION TOOLS?
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 19 DECEMBER 2013
The news service is taking a Christmas break and will return in the New Year
AIRPORTS COMMISSION MULLS NEW CAPACITY AT HEATHROW AND GATWICK
Thames Estuary options not yet shortlisted...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/december13/18...
COUNCILS’ £2BN REWARD FOR PROVIDING 550,000 HOMES
Minister says payments give communities a reason to say yes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/december13/18...
NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITY PLAN APPEAL LOST
Decision in line with planning inspector...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/december13/18...
SHALE OIL AND GAS REGULATORY ROADMAP PUBLISHED
Alongside Strategic Environmental Assessment report for consultation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/december13/18...
CONSULTATION STARTS ON NEW RULES FOR LISTED BUILDINGS
Proposals focus on cutting red tape while retaining protection...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/december13/18...
NEWS ROUND-UP 19 DECEMBER 2013
- More public land for homes identified
- Court backs quashing of refusal for St Alban’s housing scheme
- Urban extension approved
- Brighton under pressure to increase housing provision in its City Plan
- Green light for Scottish pumped storage scheme
- Judge backs minister over Exeter housing decision
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/december13/18...
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SO HERE IT IS, MERRY CHRISTMAS
Some of the key work we’ve been involved in during 2013...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/so-here-it-is-merry-chris...
PLANNING APPLICATIONS STATISTICS: JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2013 ENGLAND – PUBLISHED TODAY
DCLG has published the planning application statistics for July to September 2013 and the numbers make for interesting reading...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/planning-applications-sta...
CHRISTMAS IS COMING SO CHECK YOUR LPA’S HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS
If you’re submitting applications over the next couple of weeks you should check which days your LPA is open over the festive period.
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 14 NOVEMBER 2013
'POOR-PERFORMING' THRESHOLDS UNDER REVIEW AS FIRST COUNCIL NAMED
'Threat of designation has focused minds'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/november13/14...
COASTAL CONCORDAT AGREED TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT
Planning and regulation regime streamlined...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/november13/14...
MPS ADVISE CAUTION OVER BIODIVERSITY OFFSETTING
Wait for outcome of pilot schemes urged...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/november13/14...
COUNCIL CRITICISED FOR PUBLIC OPEN SPACE ERROR
Advised to revise land disposal and acquisition strategy...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/november13/14...
THAMES ESTUARY AIRPORT PLANS CLARIFIED
Further details of proposal unveiled...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/november13/14...
NEWS ROUND-UP 14 NOVEMBER 2013
- Northern Ireland national park Bill 'shelved'
- Basement Bill
- Welsh drainage board move
- Green Belt Gypsy schemes refused
- Green and amber light for Lancashire homes
- Preston development approved
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/november13/14...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
DIGITAL LEADERS ANNOUNCED
I would just like to say a short thank you to all of you who voted for me in the recent Digital Leaders awards.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/digital-leaders-announced/
‘COUNCILS FORECAST TO MAKE £300M DIGITAL SHIFT SAVINGS NEXT YEAR’
'Councils could account for one-tenth of massive £3bn savings predicted to be made across the entire public sector next year by shifting more transactions to lower-cost digital channels, a comprehensive survey has revealed'.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/councils-forecast-to-make...
BOSCO VERTICALE UPDATE
h1.5 MILLION PLANNING APPLICATIONS PROCESSED
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/1-5-million-planning-appl...
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News Release - 13 November 2013
Scottish Practice fined for misusing the title “architect” (30/10/2013 – Date of issue 13/11/13)
On 30 October 2013, CM Design of Elgin, Moray, Scotland pleaded guilty to offences under Sections 20 and 21 of the Architects Act 1997 for misusing the title 'architect'. The Procurator Fiscal brought a case that CM Design did not have an individual registered with the Architects Registration Board but had continued to use the title ‘architect’ as part of its trading style, despite numerous warnings from ARB that it was acting illegally.
The Inverness Sheriff Court fined CM Design £400 and ordered the practice to remove the offending signage referencing ‘architects’ from both offices.
A spokesperson on behalf of ARB’s Professional Standards Department said:
'CM Design failed to co-operate with ARB and continued to use the title ‘architects’ despite several warnings that they had no right to do so. This is the first Scottish case to be brought by the Procurator Fiscal relating to misuse of the title 'architect', and represents a very positive outcome. For a practice to hold themselves out as architects when they are not is misleading to the public, and will be dealt with by the Courts accordingly.'
A copy of this news release can be accessed online here.
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Notes for editors
ARB is the statutory body established by Parliament under the Architects Act 1997 to regulate the UK architects’ profession in the public interest. The Act requires ARB, among other things, to regulate use of the title “architect” and to take action when it is being used unlawfully (Section 20).
ARB has a Board of 15 members, seven of whom are architects elected by the profession. The remaining eight are members of the public appointed by the Privy Council to represent the interests of consumers and users of architectural services. The maximum fine for each offence, currently £2500, is set by the Architects Act 1997. Magistrates determine the amount of the fine (and related costs) after considering the nature of the offence and any mitigation put forward by the defendant. Money raised from fines is paid to HM Treasury, not to ARB.
For further information, please contact Simon Howard, Professional Standards Manager, on 020 7580 5861, or by email on [email protected]
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 17 OCTOBER 2013
MINISTER PUTS GREEN POWER SCHEMES UNDER SPOTLIGHT
Selection of planning appeals to be recovered...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/171...
MINISTER PLEDGES MORE HELP FOR CUSTOM-BUILT HOUSING
'Make it mainstream not minority interest'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/171...
DEVELOPERS CHALLENGE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Council insists process will continue…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/171...
HERITAGE BODY 'CROWD SOURCES' LISTED BUILDING SURVEYS
Aim is to harness volunteer efforts...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/171...
WELSH PLANNING AUTHORITIES URGED TO ACCOMMODATE MOBILE PHONE ROLL-OUT
Drive to improve rural coverage...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/171...
NEWS ROUND-UP 17 OCTOBER 2013
- Planning Act 2008 advice initiative
- Welsh walking and cycling Act
- Northern Ireland round-up
- Coalville homes refusal challenge fails
- Scottish Government contests Viking wind farm ruling
- Margate CPO stands
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/171...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
JUST AN UPDATE
I’m back in the swing of things after a few days r‘n’r in Budapest (what a wonderful city) and I find the team have been as productive as ever.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/just-an-update/
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPION STATUS FOR BUSINESSES
Since the launch of the Smarter Planning scheme in November last year 205 organisations have achieved SP Champion status...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/3506/
DIGITAL LEADER AWARDS – THANK YOU
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/digital-leader-awards-tha...
A NEW PROCESS FOR CONSENTS IN CONSERVATION AREAS
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/a-new-process-for-consent...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 10 OCTOBER 2013
FUNDING BOOST FOR ENTERPRISE ZONES
Minister announces extra £100m...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/101...
AIRPORT COMMISSION CHAIR SAYS SOUTH EAST NEEDS NEW CAPACITY
'Relying on current runways a sub-optimal solution'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/101...
ANGLESEY TURNS DOWN MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
Leisure village and homes rejected...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/101...
WATCHDOG CALLS ON COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER PARKING DECISION
Dispute over vehicle crossover to property...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/101...
TRAVELLERS' ESSEX DEVELOPMENT REJECTED A SECOND TIME
Re-determined recovered appeal ends in refusal...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/101...
NEWS ROUND-UP 10 OCTOBER 2013
- Reshuffle moves
- Burton housing scheme appeal allowed
- Waverley core strategy withdrawal
- Vale of Glamorgan replacement development plan
- M6 link project legal challenge fails
- Green light for Manchester tram project
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/october13/101...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
SMARTER PLANNING CHAMPION STATUS FOR BUSINESSES
Since the launch of the Smarter Planning scheme in November last year 205 organisations have achieved SP Champion status...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/3506/
DIGITAL LEADER AWARDS – THANK YOU
I would like to thank all of you who nominated me for this years Digital Leader Awards...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/digital-leader-awards-tha...
A NEW PROCESS FOR CONSENTS IN CONSERVATION AREAS
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/a-new-process-for-consent...
A REALLY USEFUL DAY IN DURHAM
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 19 SEPTEMBER 2013
NEW-LOOK NUCLEAR WASTE SITE PROCESS PROPOSED
Emphasis on benefits for community...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
REVIEW OF NATIONAL PARK POLICY MOOTED
Minister responds in Commons debated...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
GREEN LIGHT FOR HOMES IN HAMPSHIRE AND DEVON
Decisions follow inspectors’ recommendations...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
REPORT ON HOW TO BOOST LARGE-SCALE HOUSING SCHEMES
Focus on five critical 'pinch points'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
SURVEYS SHOWS FASTER APPLICATION DETERMINATION TIMES
Average time down from 35 weeks to 24...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
NEWS ROUND-UP 19 SEPTEMBER 2013
- Oxford free school makes the grade
- Under-performance statistics
- Lichfield hunts for more housing sites
- Study urges radical rethink of town centre policy
- Walthamstow mixed use
- Truro homes win on appeal
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE TO BE BUILT NEAR BRISTOL
Stephen Brooks an architect based in Bath is working with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to realise an unbuilt FLW design in Wraxall near Bristol.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/frank-lloyd-wright-house-...
PAYING ONLINE – 'CHEQUE' OUT AN OPTION
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/paying-online-cheque-out-...
IS THIS A RECORD? – THE 7 MINUTE PLANNING APPLICATION
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/is-this-a-record-the-7-mi...
SUMMER WRAP UP
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/summer-wrap-up/
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 12 SEPTEMBER 2013
BIODIVERSITY OFFSETTING SCHEME MOOTED
Government consults on detail...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
SPECIALIST PLANNING COURT PROPOSED
Aim is to avoid unnecessary legal delays...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
CENSUS ASSESSMENT INCREASES ENGLISH HOUSING DEMAND
Annual homes need raised by 10,000...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
SITE EARMARKED FOR MAJOR NEW PRISON
North Wales facility confirmed...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
ACCOUNTANT FINED OVER ILLEGAL STUDENT BLOCK NOW DUE FOR DEMOLITION
Faces total bill of over £26,000...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
NEWS ROUND-UP 12 SEPTEMBER 2013
- Neighbourhood action
- Newcastle homes approved
- Illegal development clear-up moves forward
- Dip in conservation and archaeology advisers
- Flood insurance moves
- New settlement research urged
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/1...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 5 SEPTEMBER 2013
FASTER PLANNING APPEALS PROCESS ANNOUNCED
Legislation laid before Parliament…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/0...
REPORT CALLS FOR WHOLESALE CHANGE OF USE FOR FAILING HIGH STREETS
Diagnosis suggests there’s too much retail space…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/0...
FOURTH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN READY FOR REFERENDUM
Ballot expected in October…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/0...
MINISTER LIMITS TIME PERIOD FOR TWO GYPSY SITES
Permissions shorter than inspectors’ recommendations…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/0...
WELSH GOVERNMENT BACKS BANGOR STUDENT FLATS ON APPEAL
Minister approves five-storey complex…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/0...
NEWS ROUND-UP 5 SEPTEMBER 2013
- 'Special measures' regime among latest secondary legislation moves
- Humber marine energy park consent delay
- Somerset pylon proposals
- Government says UN ruling won’t derail wind farm schemes
- Changes to oil and gas planning regime proposed
- Huge wind farm proposed for south west Scotland
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/september13/0...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
UPDATE TO CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM
We have now updated the CIL additional information form on the Portal...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/update-to-cil-additional-...
NOW ANYONE CAN BE AN ARCHITECT!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/now-anyone-can-be-an-arch...
PLANNING PORTAL WINS SUPPORT FROM CABINET OFFICE MUTUALS SUPPORT PROGRAMME
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/planning-portal-wins-supp...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 29 AUGUST 2013
APPEAL HEARINGS CAN BE FILMED AND TWEETED
Pickles to issue new guidance to open up appeal hearings…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2908...
GOVERNMENT URGES MORE PARKING PROVISION
DCLG to publish guidance for town centre car parking...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2908...
JUDGE QUASHES CONSENT FOR LUXURY GOLF COMPLEX IN SURREY
Countryside campaigners win legal challenge…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2908...
WATCHDOG CRITICISES REDBRIDGE COUNCIL OVER PLANNING ERROR
Council to compensate householders...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2908...
NEWS ROUND-UP 29 AUGUST 2013
- No call-in for Earls Court redevelopment
- Pickles gives developer more time on rail freight scheme discussions
- Further Green Belt protection urged
- QPR mulls stadium move
- And more stories…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2908...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
UPDATE TO CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM
We have now updated the CIL additional information form on the Portal...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/update-to-cil-additional-...
NOW ANYONE CAN BE AN ARCHITECT!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/now-anyone-can-be-an-arch...
PLANNING PORTAL WINS SUPPORT FROM CABINET OFFICE MUTUALS SUPPORT PROGRAMME
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/planning-portal-wins-supp...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 22 AUGUST 2013
GOVERNMENT CONSULTS ON MINIMUM HOUSING SPACE STANDARDS
Part of wider moves to streamline regulations...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2208...
HOUSING STARTS ON THE UP
'Figures reinforce momentum'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2208...
DEVELOPER DROPS 3,600-HOME SCHEME
But looks at smaller scheme after 12 years...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2208...
MOVE TO EXTEND LEGISLATION TO IDENTIFY LOBBYISTS WORKING FOR DEVELOPERS
Minister wants requirement to publish client lists...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2208...
SMALLER OF TWO GYPSY SITE PROPOSALS APPROVED
'Special circumstances' justify proposal...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2208...
NEWS ROUND-UP 22 AUGUST 2013
- 'Bin blight' advice proposed
- Cumbrian rail electrification
- Common land and village green safeguards urged
- Leicester Square development
- Ryedale's local plan 'sound'
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/august13/2208...
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UPDATE TO CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM
The form and accompanying guidance notes have been amended to take account of changes to the CIL regulations and comments received from a number of authorities using the form.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/update-to-cil-additional-...
NOW ANYONE CAN BE AN ARCHITECT!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/now-anyone-can-be-an-arch...
PLANNING PORTAL WINS SUPPORT FROM CABINET OFFICE MUTUALS SUPPORT PROGRAMME
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 13 JUNE 2013
NEW WIND FARM PLANNING GUIDANCE PROMISED
Concerns of communities recognised...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/130613...
BOOST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING IN ENTERPRISE ZONES
Funding increased by £100m...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/130613...
PRISK NAMES SHORTLIST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND AID
Investment could unlock up to 38,000 new homes...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/130613...
MPs UNCONVINCED BY HAFREN SEVERN BARRAGE PROJECT
'Far more detail and evidence is needed'...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/130613...
HUNT ON FOR MET POLICE TRAINING SITE DEVELOPER
Major plans for Hendon centre...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/130613...
NEWS ROUND-UP 13 JUNE
- Proposed Hazardous Waste National Policy Statement laid before Parliament
- Eel Pie Island development ruling
- Architecture and design review
- Government issues guidance on 'special measures' criteria
- Caithness turbines refused
- Housing statistics
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/130613...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
CALLING ARCHITECTS, PLANNING CONSULTANTS AND ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGISTS
We want to hear how you work...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/calling-architects-planni...
EXTENSIONS AND CONSERVATORIES MINIGUIDES UPDATED TO REFLECT AMENDED PD
Following the introduction of the Neighbour Consultation Scheme and changes to enable larger extensions we have now updated the information on the website and revised both our extensions miniguide and our conservatories miniguide...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/extensions-and-conservato...
NEW OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES NOW LIVE
Just a short post to let you know that the new ownership certificates have been successfully deployed to the live site...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/new-ownership-certificate...
A QUICK THANK YOU TO MY READERS
Overnight this blog passed the milestone of 300,000 views...
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 6 JUNE 2013
CHANGES TO STREAMLINE PLANNING APPLICATION PROCESS ON WAY
Reforms of validation regime part of package...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/060613...
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DESIGNATE FIRST ‘SPECIAL MEASURES’ AUTHORITIES BY END OF OCTOBER
Response to consultation published...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/060613...
NEW HOMES CONSENTS JUMP BY 20 PER CENT IN YEAR AFTER NPPF
Report from Home Builders Federation...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/060613...
UK’S BIGGEST WIND FARM PROBE STARTS
Proposals for up to 600 megawatts of capacity...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/060613...
DEVELOPMENT BOOSTS FOR LONDON’S DOCKLANDS
Include £1bn deal for Royal Albert Dock...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/060613...
NEWS ROUND-UP 6 JUNE 2013
- Minister says change of use relaxation won’t mean more bookies
- Flood advice
- National Parks boundary changes hearing starts
- Airport hub report
- More time to scale back s106s?
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/june13/060613...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
HERE WE GO GATHERING ‘APPS’ IN MAY
And a bountiful harvest it was, with more than 33,000 planning applications processed...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/here-we-go-gathering-apps...
GET IT HERE: NOTIFICATION OF A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION
We’ve just published the Notification of a Proposed Larger Home Extension as promised last week...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/get-it-here-notification-...
READ NOW IF YOU HAVE APPLICATIONS IN DRAFT CHANGES TO AGRICULTURAL & OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/3102/
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 30 MAY 2013
CAPITA SET TO RUN COUNCIL'S PLANNING SERVICES
Named as preferred bidder…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/300513/...
MINISTER ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO UNLOCK NEW TOWN PROJECT
Cash injection to kick-start stalled scheme…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/300513/...
WIND FARMS OPPOSED BY MOD LOSE ON APPEAL
Concern over interference with monitoring facility…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/300513/...
COUNCIL IN HOT WATER OVER CHANGE OF USE
Watchdog upholds residents' complaints…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/300513/...
TRUST URGES TOUGHER WORLD HERITAGE SITE PROTECTION FOR NI
Dispute over golf development near Giant's Causeway
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/300513/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 30 MAY
- Suffolk offshore turbines approved
- Court challenge over Lydd airport expansion
- Listed cinema redevelopment appeal fails
- Norfolk joint core strategy adjourned over evidence deficit
- Welsh probe into design and access statements
- IMF calls for 'streamlined' infrastructure regime
- And more stories
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/300513/...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
UPDATE: NOTIFICATION OF A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION
We are now in the process of creating a ‘Notification of a proposed larger home extension’ to support the new permitted development regime...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/breaking-news-portal-for...
1APP IMPROVEMENTS: CHANGES TO THE CERTIFICATES
Next week (6 June) we will be making some changes to the 1APP certificates...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/1app-improvements-changes...
B IS FOR BIM
The second in our series of alphabetically themed discussion topics is ‘B’ for BIM...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/b-is-for-bim/
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 23 MAY 2013
PLANNING GUIDANCE REFORMS CONFIRMED
Government to launch suite of technical planning guidance...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/...
HS2 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT PUBLISHED
Project launches draft Environmental Statement and design refinements...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/...
PINEWOOD EXPANSION BLOCKED A SECOND TIME BY SOUTH BUCKS DC
South Bucks District Council blocks £200m expansion plans...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/...
TRAFFORD BIOMASS PLANT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT ON APPEAL
Peel Energy wins recovered appeal over biomass power station...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/...
PICKLES BACKS LEICESTERSHIRE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Communities Secretary grants outline permission for 300-home scheme...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 22 MAY
- Legal challenge to gas storage plan refusal
- Delay to joint Northamptonshire core strategy
- East Anglian LPAs agree need for 93,000 additional homes
- More powers for town and parish councils
- Planner shortage delays development
- CABE names new architecture director
- Trump launches legal challenge over wind farm
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
IMPORTANT! - PLANNED WEBSITE DOWNTIME STARTING THIS WEEKEND
Over the next few weeks we have a couple of planned outages to deploy changes to 1APP and increase the capacity of the site.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/important-planned-website...
B IS FOR BIM
The second in our series of alphabetically themed discussion topics is 'B' for BIM.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/b-is-for-bim/
1APP IMPROVEMENTS: CHANGES TO THE CERTIFICATES
Last year the Government decided to go ahead with a proposal to merge the application form requirements for agricultural land declarations and ownership certificates...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/1app-improvements-changes...
ARCHITECTS, 'PIRATES' AND A3 SCANNERS
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 16 MAY 2013
MINISTER MOOTS LONGER HS2 TUNNEL TO SAFEGUARD DEVELOPMENT
Concern over effect on major freight depot proposal…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/...
PLYMOUTH LOCKS HORNS WITH INSPECTOR OVER AREA ACTION PLAN
Dispute over call for document to be withdrawn…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/...
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE URGES HEATHROW EXPANSION
Report from all-party group…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/...
NORFOLK COUNCIL TOLD TO RECONSIDER MALTING EXPANSION PLANS
Residents mount successful legal challenge…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/...
NEW TOWN AND NEW VILLAGE MOOTED IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE LOCAL PLANS
Thousands of new homes proposed…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 16 MAY
- Government exempts 17 planning authorities from new office conversion regime
- Salford development setback
- Crossrail 2 consultation
- Newcastle Green Belt housing approved
- Watford allotment deal
- Northern Ireland urban village initiative
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/...
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ARCHITECTS, 'PIRATES' AND A3 SCANNERS
I've heard it reported that, on occasion, original drawings and plans can be misappropriated by other applicants for use in their own submissions...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/architects-pirates-and-a3...
LARGER HOUSE EXTENSIONS REGIME DETAILED
Just in case you missed it, the Government last week unveiled the details of the new regime for larger house extensions...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/larger-house-extensions-r...
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY ELECTRONIC PLANNING
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/happy-10th-birthday-elect...
PLANNING PORTAL PERFORMANCE - 2012/13 IN NUMBERS
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/planning-portal-performan...
GETTING YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS RIGHT FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 10 MAY 2013
LARGER HOUSE EXTENSIONS REGIME DETAILED
A raft of measures granting new permitted development rights in England – including those for rear-of-house extensions – will come into force on 30 May.
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/...
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE REGIME CHANGES PROPOSED
Aim is to streamline development control…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/...
TWO MORE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANS MAKE THE GRADE
Success in local referendums…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/...
THINK TANK URGES CONSOLIDATED PLANNING ACT
Report claims 118 statutes affect planning…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/...
LEGAL CHALLENGES LODGED OVER THREE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Subject of judicial review proceedings…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/...
MAJOR THAMESIDE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED
Location opposite Canary Wharf…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 10 MAY
- High Street renewal funding
- High Court quashes Huntingdonshire design guide
- Malmesbury planning consent withdrawal challenge
- Leicestershire urban extension approved
- Green light for Aberdeenshire new town
- Centrepoint makeover proposed
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/...
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PLANNING PORTAL REACHES MILESTONE OF 500K VISITORS IN APRIL
April was a stunning month with 543,887 visitors making 1.2M visits to the site, averaging more than 40,000 visits a day...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/planning-portal-reaches-m...
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY ELECTRONIC PLANNING
Ten years ago this week (30.4.2003) the very first electronic planning application was submitted via the Planning Portal website, wending its way to Southwark, one of our early adopter authorities...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/happy-10th-birthday-elect...
PLANNING PORTAL PERFORMANCE - 2012/13 IN NUMBERS
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/planning-portal-performan...
GETTING YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS RIGHT FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/getting-your-supporting-d...
CIL CONSULTATION NOW LIVE!
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 2 MAY 2013
NEW PLANNING MEASURES GAIN ROYAL ASSENT
Includes consultation scheme for larger extensions…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/...
ADVICE ISSUED ON RENEGOTIATING AFFORDABLE HOMES REQUIREMENTS
Viability of developments addressed…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/...
SCOTTISH PLANNING REVAMP PROPOSED
More emphasis on jobs and economic benefits…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/...
HIGH COURT BACKS SANDBACH HOMES DECISION
Local authority loses legal challenge…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/...
NEW TWIST IN CARDIFF RESERVOIR PLANNING SAGA
Minister rejects homes plan appeal…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 2 MAY
- MPs urge greater shale gas community benefits
- Passivhaus development
- North Warwickshire strategy glitch
- Legal challenge for Oxford affordable homes policy
- West London high speed rail rethink
- Revised advice on national infrastructure
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/...
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY ELECTRONIC PLANNING
Ten years ago this week (30.4.2003) the very first electronic planning application was submitted via the Planning Portal website, wending its way to Southwark, one of our early adopter authorities...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/happy-10th-birthday-elect...
PLANNING PORTAL PERFORMANCE - 2012/13 IN NUMBERS
During 2012-13 there were 2,066,525 downloads of the Approved Documents - an increase of 24% year on year...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/planning-portal-performan...
GETTING YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS RIGHT FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION
We often hear from customers who want to submit online but need to include reports, surveys and drawings in differing formats provided to them by third parties...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/getting-your-supporting-d...
CIL CONSULTATION NOW LIVE!
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/cil-consultation-now-live/
BUILDING REGULATIONS APPROVED DOCUMENTS CHANGES
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 25 APRIL 2013
HOUSE EXTENSIONS MOVE: CONSULTATION SCHEME UNVEILED
'Approval process will not be onerous'…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/...
MINISTERS STICK BY JUDICIAL REVIEW REFORMS
Move welcomed by developers…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/...
POWER LINE THRESHOLD CHANGES CONFIRMED
Regulations laid before Parliament…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/...
MP MOOTS FINES FOR 'UNDERHAND' DEVELOPERS
Move targets 'blatant planning breaches'…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/...
THREE MAJOR ENERGY PLANS ACCEPTED FOR EXAMINATION
Wind farms and gasification plant…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 25 APRIL
- Build more bungalows plea
- 'Blott on the landscape' revisited
- Woking housing scheme
- Neighbour for the Monument
- Flintshire cinema boost
- Reading Station proposals
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/...
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PLANNING PORTAL PERFORMANCE - 2012/13 IN NUMBERS
During 2012-13 there were 2,066,525 downloads of the Approved Documents - an increase of 24% year on year...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/planning-portal-performan...
GETTING YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS RIGHT FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION
We often hear from customers who want to submit online but need to include reports, surveys and drawings in differing formats provided to them by third parties...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/getting-your-supporting-d...
CIL CONSULTATION NOW LIVE!
I thought you might like to know that the Government is consulting on further regulatory reforms to the Community Infrastructure Levy…
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/cil-consultation-now-live/
BUILDING REGULATIONS APPROVED DOCUMENTS CHANGES
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/building-regs-approved-do...
PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 11 APRIL 2013
LATEST HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS SHOW LOWER GROWTH IN NEXT DECADE
New figures for 2011-2021…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/110413/...
RESEARCH SHOWS LOCAL PLANS ARE NOT CUTTING HOUSING TARGETS
Anticipated fall not shown in practice…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/110413/...
NEW REGULATIONS FOR NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE COME INTO FORCE
Changes include reduction of statutory consultees…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/110413/...
NEW VILLAGES MOOTED BETWEEN SCUNTHORPE AND RIVER TRENT
Plans for waterside settlements out for consultation…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/110413/...
WELSH GOVERNMENT REJECTS CARMARTHENSHIRE HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT
Plan for former zinc works turned down…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/110413/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 11 APRIL
- Trafford Park designated Manchester’s first business neighbourhood area
- Swansea Bay tidal lagoon master plan
- Seaside development fund open for bids
- New square for Leicester
- London affordable homes starts on the up
- Cheers as locals buy pub under pioneering scheme
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/110413/...
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BUILDING REGULATIONS APPROVED DOCUMENT CHANGES - IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT PLANNING!
You are probably already aware that the Building Regulations Approved Documents are available for download completely free of charge from the Portal...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/building-regs-approved-do...
PAPERLESS PARISH
Although he’s out in the sticks and hasn’t got gas yet, Robin our South West Account bloke is very proud to say that his Parish Council has now moved to a paperless planning committee process...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/paperless-parish/
HOUSE FOR LET
We’ve found that our interactive house is being frequently used by businesses to explain planning information to clients, whether it’s to explain why permission is not required for that bijou little extension or why it is not possible to chop down the ancient oak and build a new house for granny in the garden.
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/house-for-let/
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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 4 APRIL 2013
GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT EXTENSIONS OPT-OUT MOVE
Lords inserted amendment…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/040413/...
'STOP NOTICE' REGIME REFORM
Government to relax limits on use…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/040413/...
NEW WELSH ENVIRONMENTAL BODY SETS UP SHOP
Natural Resources Wales has wide role…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/040413/...
NEW HOMES BONUS REPORT 'NEGATIVE AND UNFAIR'
Minister rejects report concerns…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/040413/...
COURT: BEACH CAN BE DESIGNATED AS VILLAGE GREEN
Owners to seek permission to appeal…
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/040413/...
NEWS ROUND-UP 4 APRIL
- Scots Bill highlights link between planning fees and performance
- Green Belt homes appeal dismissed
- National Grid loses pylon planning compensation case
- Call for lobbying controls
- Gloucester homes scheme
- Green light for Berwickshire wind farm
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/040413/...
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SEXY SCHEMES AND PROJECTS OF PRIDE -WHAT HAVE YOU SUBMITTED VIA THE PLANNING PORTAL
The recent approval by the Secretary of State of the Liverpool Waters scheme brought to a conclusion the planning application process that witnessed the largest planning application yet submitted via the Portal...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/sexy-schemes-and-proud-p...
SMARTER PLANNING - AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS
It’s been around five months since we launched our Smarter Planning campaign and I thought it might be a good time for a progress report...
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/smarter-planning-an-updat...
A MESSAGE TO LPAS ABOUT APPLICATION FEES PAYMENT
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/a-message-to-lpas-about-a...
PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION
http://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/progress-not-perfection/
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