The planners want to "show others how, through planning policy, we can create new districts that prioritise community cohesion and enable a zero-carbon way of life."
Mixed-use developments in London and Birmingham, potential EIA's in Swindon and Aldermaston, Tesla and Warrington rumours, and a big archaeological dig at Stonehenge
We preview upcoming guidance on mine gas risk assessment & retrofitting hazardous ground gas protection measures and get an update on the Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme
Flood risk stalls homes in Shoebury; a big regeneration plan for Digbeth; Huddersfield links UN SDGs to 31,000 homes; and a developer sets up a COVID-19 charity
Changes include seven intervention areas, wider uses of leisure and service uses for retail frontages and an Energy Transition Zone supporting low carbon and renewable energy industries.
Application deemed inappropriate in the current crisis, an argument over'flawed figures', a dispute over viability, and 'detrimental densities' on a brownfield in Ludlow, this week.
The application says the judge ruled there was no requirement that potential contamination issues had to be assessed and dealt with prior to a grant of planning permission.
According to the EPA, every $100,000 spent on assessments and clean-up has leveraged 8.5 jobs, and property values of homes near revitalised brownfields sites increased between 5% and 15%.
An inspector rules housing trumps landscape, councillors argue they have been forced to develop on greenfield, a mayor thinks housing numbers are wrong , along with several large site applications this week.
Some large scale developments this week, along with residents complaining their villages are bursting at the seams, and a construction company going into administration.
Environment Analyst’s virtual seminar on PFAS shed light on the subject from an international perspective bringing together experts from the science and laboratory communities, geotechnical engineering and remediation from the UK, Australia and the United States. Will Hatchett reports.
The HAW programme, managed by RWM, includes supporting integrated radioactive waste management, Magnox decommissioning, dealing with problematic waste and near surface disposal.
The Covid 19 crisis is having a dramatic short-term effect and is set to quicken the pace of change in town centres and high streets with councils set to take a much more proactive role. Ian Grant listens to a panel debate put on by The Voice of Authority on what role councils will play in town centres in 2021.
