Osborne unveils planning reforms
Among other changes, the government has announced it is scrapping the requirement on new-home developers to offset new-build carbon emissions by making a contribution to...
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£100 million boost for small builders
The new Housing Growth Partnership seeks to invest alongside the following: small and medium sized house builders who have evidence of a solid track record...
Cheshire East may need to submit amended local plan
After concluding it had not dealt adequately with either housing assessment and provision or green belt issues, the planning inspector who been examining Cheshire East...
RIBA Awards
What do YOU think of the buildings that are in receipt of the RIBA’s 2015 awards ? View them here
Reorganising Welsh Planning Departments
The Welsh Government has two alternative proposals for reorganising councils in North Wales – and hence the Planning Departments. Proposal 1: 3 councils Isle of...
New Welsh Planning Bill
The legislation makes provision for the production of so-called Strategic Development Plans to tackle larger-than-local cross-boundary issues, such as housing supply and areas for economic...
Government may introduce enhanced planning service charges
The new government should consider following in the footsteps of Historic England and introduce a charging system for enhanced planning services, according to the British...
Design for an aging population.
It’s worth reading the RIBA’s recent research on the aging population issue here
ICE Architect website rated ‘awesome’ by Google
Google’s new analysis of websites assesses how user-friendly they are on smartphones and tablets as well as conventional computers. Architect ICE Arch Ltd has recently...
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment statements are now only needed for sites of 5 hectares or more (150 residential units). Previously it was 0.5 hectares.