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How to plan for nature: A training package for planners
Posted on: 14 November 2012
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The information and resources in this guide can help you to make better policies and decisions based on a deeper understanding of the services we get from the natural environment and how we can make the most of them in Government policies to create the greatest public benefit.
Growth and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment
Posted on: 14 November 2012
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The Government claims that measures in the Growth and Infrastructure Bill will help to remove unnecessary bureaucracy that can hinder sustainable growth. This Impact Assessment provides a statement of the impact that the Bill will have on businesses, local government and communities.
Planning webinar
Posted on: 14 November 2012
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The planning system has been under fire yet again from politicians for acting as a brake on development. Is this attack justified? How far should planners be going when it comes to requiring high quality, sustainable developments, and how far is too far? This webinar, held on 25 October 2012, brought together a panel of expert speakers to debate these issues.
Extending permitted development rights for homeowners and businesses: Technical consultation
Posted on: 12 November 2012
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This consultation seeks views on proposals to increase permitted development rights for extensions to homes and business premises, and to allow quicker installation of broadband infrastructure. Comments are requested by 24 December 2012.
Master-planning process in current conditions. Dundee, 12 October 2012
Posted on: 9 November 2012
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The Geddes Institute for Urban Research organized a Symposium to examine the master-planning process in the current contexts. The purpose was to engage practitioners and researchers in a debate about what we understand the master-planning process to be, where it is now and how it might develop. A summary of the event and presentations, and a video of the event, are available online.
Fiscal arrangements and planning decisions in Italy, the UK and the Netherlands
Posted on: 7 November 2012
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The report looks at the three different local fiscal arrangements with regard to the raising of revenues through urban development in European countries (the UK, the Netherlands and Italy. Topics covered include: Fiscal tools which aim to increase local revenues; Fiscal tools which aim to increase housing production; Fiscal/planning tools which aim to limit consumption of greenfield land/promote regeneration. Registration required to download the document.
Neighbourhood Plan to decide on housing sites
Posted on: 7 November 2012
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According to a news item from consultants Kirkwells, dated 6 November 2012, the Inspector’s report in to the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy has recommended deleting a strategic land allocation and devolving all housing allocations to the Thame Neighbourhood Plan. Kirkwells believes this to be a landmark case for the relationship between Neighbourhood and Local Plans in future.
Urban Planning and Economic Development News Magazine
Posted on: 1 November 2012
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The Urban Planning and Economic Development News Magazine provides educational information and services in urban planning and environmental conservation in a multi media format to an interconnected global community that will both enable individuals and communities to adapt to new holistic techniques and solutions to resolve existing and future urban and environmental issues and foster economic and sustainable development. The Vision is to share a full range of interdisciplinary, professional knowledge with community leaders, professional planners, businesses and interested citizens having a commitment to operational excellence in the public and private sectors in a multi media format.
Searching European Urban Knowledge Network
Posted on: 30 October 2012
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Thanks to a joint initiative between URBACT and the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN), visitors to both websites have access to a wide collection of relevant documents and resources on sustainable urban development, such as research that has been done on this topic, practices from cities throughout Europe and interviews with experts.
Growth and Infrastructure Bill (House of Commons Library Research Paper)
Posted on: 29 October 2012
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The Growth and Infrastructure Bill [Bill 75 of 2012-13] was introduced to the House of Commons on 18 October 2012. It seeks to reduce delays in the planning system through various means, including referring certain projects to the Secretary of State to be determined within a 12 month timetable, rather than by local planning authorities. It has provisions relating to telecommunication equipment and energy infrastructure and gas transport. To promote development, the Bill would allow for planning obligations (section 106 agreements) relating to affordable housing to be renegotiated to make a development economically viable again. To promote economic growth, it makes provision for a planned revaluation of business rates in England to be postponed and to create a new employment status of employee owner. This research paper has been prepared to inform the Second Reading debate on the Bill, on 30 October 2012.
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