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Correspondence: When local support isn’t enough: The frustrating delay of 1500 homes at Ford Airfield
Failure to start building five years after consent is symptomatic of a failing planning system, says Maureen Chaffe
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Appeal: Homes allowed after local plan fails to meet housing need
A planning inspector has approved up to 180 homes near Barnsley, Yorkshire, after determining that the area had a ‘vanishingly s
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Features: A spatial relationship: Can spatial and local plans work together?
How are spatial development strategies and local plans supposed to slot together? Simon Wicks tries to straighten out some of the issues prompting concern among planners in England
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Appeal: London pub residential scheme suitable for wheelchair users
Plans to build a new block of 30 flats at the former Great Harry Public House in Bexley have succeeded after concerns about its visual impact and wheelchair accessibility were addressed.
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Appeal: Onshore wind farm approved in Northern Ireland
Six wind turbines capable of powering nearly 23,000 homes have been approved in rural Northern Ireland after addressing concerns about their impact on a protected landscape and heritage assets.
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Plans submitted for 950 homes in west Edinburgh
Regeneration firm Summix Capital has submitted a planning application for more than 950 homes at Edinburgh Gateway.
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Appeal: Hotel at historic former embassy declined
Plans for a hotel and restaurant at the Grade II listed 33 Thurloe Square in West London have been refused because of their impact on the historic building.
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News in brief: Battery storage plan approved | Bolton-le-Sands homes plans | Bethnal Green social homes
A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Appeal: Benefits of energy recovery facility justify ‘significant’ harm
A facility capable of powering 36,000 homes by burning waste has been approved in Derbyshire, with the need for extra waste processing capacity justifying its impact on a nearby heritage asset.
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RTPI warns Pennycook about apprenticeship restrictions
Housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook has been warned that restrictions on funding for level 7 apprenticeships for those aged 16 to 21 will ‘severely damage’ the pipeline of qualified...
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Stats: Q2 rise in housing applications
Data from TerraQuest, operator of the Planning Portal, suggests that new home applications increased by nearly a third between April and June 2025, compared with the second quarter of 2024.
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Appeal: Care village fails to satisfy green belt golden rules
Plans for a care home, 17 supported homes and 10 affordable homes have been refused after failing to meet any of the criteria for development in the Surrey green belt.
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PIB amendment seeks to protect play
Baroness Natalie Bennett has reintroduced an amendment to the planning and infrastructure bill that seeks to embed play sufficiency in planning policy and decisions.
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Wrexham council wins battle over refusal to adopt LDP
Wrexham councillors have voted to formally request the Welsh Government to withdraw the borough’s local development plan (LDP).
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Appeal: Nearly 400 green belt homes approved under ‘grey belt’ policy
Up to 390 homes have been approved in the Hertfordshire green belt after it was demonstrated that the land could be considered as ‘grey belt’ and so suitable for development.
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Contentious South Belfast development backed by Stormont
A proposal for a 104-unit housing scheme in Belfast, of which 100 per cent is to be social housing, has had a ‘holding direction’ put on it by the Stormont Department for Infrastructure.
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Wales round-up: Wrexham LDP | £17m for regeneration | Council empty homes grant
A round-up of planning news in Wales: 2 August-8 August 2025
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Scotland round-up: Berwick Bank granted | Homes plan for mill site | Meat Market funding boost
A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 2 August-8 August 2025
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Appeals round-up: Energy from waste | Onshore wind | Green belt homes
A round-up of planning appeals: 2 August-8 August 2025
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Northern Ireland round-up: Belfast social housing development | Dromara scheme approved | Tullynagardy Wood housing
A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 2 August-8 August 2025
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Case study: Luston Wetland: A nature-led solution to the nutrient neutrality crisis
It’s probably fair to say that Natural England’s 2019 advice that housing development near vulnerable watercourses must be halted unless ‘nutrient neutrality’ could be demonstrated came...
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Appeal: Homes on allocated site approved as cycle link issue resolved
A 69-home scheme in a village in North Yorkshire has been approved after a dispute over a cycle and pedestrian link was resolved, following a change in circumstance of land ownership.
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Appeal: 249 homes approved in area without required housing land supply
A large housing development has been approved in north-east Lincolnshire after concerns about its impacts on highways and air quality were dismissed, and the area’s housing shortfall was noted.
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Appeal: No future for pub at centre of housing proposal
An inspector has approved the conversion of a Bedford pub into homes after it was demonstrated that the building had been marketed as a pub business to no avail.
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Court of Appeal upholds previous ruling on disregarded green belt report
The Court of Appeal has determined that a former housing minister was not bound to consider a new green belt review published after a planning appeal inquiry when she approved more than 700 new homes.
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Carpentry Australia helps launch Women in Construction initiative
Image: Supplied by Carpentry AustraliaAcross Australia, carpenters are facing the same challenges, finding consistent work, growing their businesses, staying connected, and navigating an industry...
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The Structural Timber Association launches self build starter pack
Publish date: Mon, 28 July 2025
Developed to support the growing number of people building their own homes, the Structural Timber Association (STA) has launched a comprehensive Self Build Starter Pack – providing a step-by-step...
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Construction Employment Growth Anemic in July
Publish date: Fri, 01 August 2025
On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 96,000 jobs, or 1.2%.
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Software Showcase
Publish date: Fri, 01 August 2025
This week, we are updating our Software Showcase: a platform allowing in-app ordering and distributor communication, an integrated designer interface that simplifies the process of selecting and...
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Nuclear fusion boost as government sets to unblock planning rules
Publish date: Mon, 04 August 2025
The new rules will provide clarity to developers and streamline the planning process for fusion.The postNuclear fusion boost as government sets to unblock planning rulesappeared first onUK...
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