Energy secretary approves multi-fuel power plant expansion
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The energy secretary has granted a development consent order for a power plant in Berkshire to expand its capacity, ascribing “substantially positive” weight to the national need for the project ..read more
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Council approves 3,700-home development on former Essex green belt site
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An Essex council has resolved to approve a 3,700-home development on 226 hectares of former green belt land - 85 per cent of the dwellings for a proposed new garden village - despite uncertainty as to whether the affordable housing level will meet that required by local planning policy ..read more
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Minister makes ‘dramatic 11th hour intervention’ to stop council withdrawing local plan from examination
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A council that changed political control in this year's local elections has said it is seeking legal advice after the housing minister made a "dramatic 11th hour intervention" to prevent it from withdrawing its development plan review from examination - the second such government direction in the past three months ..read more
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'Labour group to boycott city council's planning meetings over "racial and religious abuse"'
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A report that a city council's Labour group has announced it is not going to attend planning committee meetings "until further notice" over alleged "racial and religious abuse" directed towards one of its members leads our round-up of news in other media ..read more
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Court rejects bid to overturn adoption of Surrey council's local plan
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The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the adoption this year of part of a Surrey council’s local plan ..read more
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Draft biodiversity gain guidance asks developers to prioritise onsite improvements
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Developers should prioritise onsite improvements in plant and animal life over offsite gains, draft government guidance on imminent biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements indicates, as well as offering builders flexibility to meet the target by completion of the overall development, rather than at the end of every phase ..read more
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Rowley confirmed as minister responsible for planning
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The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has confirmed that new housing minister Lee Rowley is responsible for planning, including “overall reform” of the system ..read more
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‘Court orders council to adopt local plan’
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A report that a judge has instructed a county council to adopt a local plan it has twice refused to adopt, to the chagrin of developers, leads our round-up of news in other media ..read more
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Court rejects bid to overturn adoption of Homes Counties local plan
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The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the adoption this year of part of a Surrey council’s local plan ..read more
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How the chancellor’s proposed premium planning service would work
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According to insiders, the chancellor’s proposed “premium” planning service is likely to involve a more formal version of planning performance agreements that all councils would have to offer and would be limited to large regeneration schemes. But there are concerns that it could lead to a two-tier system ..read more
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