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Technical consultation on planning
Posted on: 4 August 2014
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This consultation puts forward a range of proposals to further improve the planning system and build upon the improvements the government has already made. Proposals cover: neighbourhood planning; reducing planning regulations to promote housing, high streets and growth; improving the use of planning conditions; improving the planning application process; Environmental Impact Assessment thresholds; and improving the national infrastructure planning regime. Comments are requested by 26 September 2014.
London Infrastructure Plan 2050: A consultation
Posted on: 4 August 2014
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This document sets out what infrastructure London requires. It is the first ever strategic attempt to set out London’s infrastructure needs, how much it might cost and how it is paid for. Comments are requested by 31 October 2014.
Home economics: The role of housing in rebalancing the economy
Posted on: 25 July 2014
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The latest report from IPPR North considers how housing trends can influence economic performance at national, regional and local levels, and their impact on issues such as construction, household spending and labour market mobility. The authors recommend means of addressing key problems in the areas of planning, housing finance, land supply, and the regeneration of housing and neighbourhoods.
Implementing geological disposal
Posted on: 25 July 2014
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The UK Government remains committed to geological disposal as the right policy for the long-term, safe and secure management of higher activity radioactive waste. This document outlines an approach based on working with interested communities, beginning with two years of actions overseen by Government and intended to address issues that the public and stakeholders have told us are important to them.
Consultation on historic environment good practice advice in planning
Posted on: 16 July 2014
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English Heritage has published draft good practice guidance on planning and the historic environment.
Housing and planning: what makes the difference?
Posted on: 15 July 2014
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Developers and local planning officers are concerned that cuts in funding for planning departments are frustrating new housing development, according to the findings of a survey published by the Smith Institute.
Character and context: Supplementary Planning Guidance
Posted on: 2 July 2014
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Understanding the existing character and local context of a place is essential to an appreciation of how a place can and should develop in the future, whether that is to protect important elements crucial to an area’s distinctive sense of place or identifying those elements that should be enhanced through managed change. This guidance from the Greater London Authority sets out an approach and process to help understand the character and context of a place so that its results can inform the planning and design process, and guide change in way which is responsive to individual places and locations.
Building a better Britain: A vision for the next government
Posted on: 2 July 2014
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This report from the Royal Institute of British Architects aims to provide a vision for the next Government, setting out where these challenges lie. This report is intended to provide policy makers with a greater understanding of the impact of how places are designed, planned and built and how they affect our day to day lives.
Planning on the doorstep: The big issues
Posted on: 27 June 2014
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The Planning Advisory Service has published two more briefing notes on big planning topics for councils: Fracking and Population. Councillors may well be challenged on these topics by the public, so are advised to download these notes.
High Street UK2020: 50 years of change
Posted on: 25 June 2014
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Manchester Metropolitan University is to host a free half-day conference at on Thursday 10th July, streamed live over the internet. It will investigate: the major forces of change that impact on the High Street; what change can be managed at a local level; and strategies for repositioning, reinventing, rebranding and restructuring the High Street.
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