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...
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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.
Cheshire East’s housing plans
Cheshire East Council must give the Planning Inspector, by 31 July, extra evidence on how it has assessed and will meet housing needs.
Grand Designs Live
A great opportunity to find out about the latest trends in products for the home, this event runs from 2 – 10 May
New website
ICE Arch Limited is completely revising its website. Many new projects have been added, and updates published on earlier ones
Welsh high street schemes
Two new business rates schemes have been announced by Welsh Economy Minister Edwina Hart to help revitalise High Streets and stimulate and encourage speculative commercial...