All Planning articles – Page 31
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News
Will the NPPF improve design quality? Vote now
The government’s proposal to dramatically reform the planning system has dividied opinion, but will it affect design quality?
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AnalysisThe new planning rules: faster, simpler – but at what cost?
Many architects have broadly welcomed the governments’ proposed planning reforms, but some are concerned that the lack of detail could prove a minefield.
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Opinion
True meaning of sustainability
Richard Rogers’ objection to the planning bill (“Rogers ready to fight planning bill in Lords” News September 23) is absolutely right.
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NewsRogers ready to fight planning bill in Lords
Rogers threatens to oppose the government’s planning bill in the House of Lords
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NewsCameron writes to National Trust in bid to quell planning row
British landscape a “national treasure” that must be protected, says PM
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NewsNational Trust chairman hits out at planning reforms
Simon Jenkins calls for ‘reform, not a car crash’
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NewsPlanning policy ‘risks creating city ghettos’
Former members of Urban Task Force warn of urban decline if government policy proceeds
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OpinionCut paperwork not the policy
Current planning policy is certainly over-verbose but appropriate in many ways (“Osborne and Pickles pledge to press on with planning changes” bdonline September 5).
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OpinionA developers’ plague on all our houses
This clumsy bid to streamline planning will bring a rash of crass, profitable ghettos
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NewsPrince's Foundation backs local involvement in planning
Organisation renews support despite National Trust criticism
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OpinionNever have so many owed so much...
Discussions about planning policy reform risk getting bogged down in emotive rhetoric
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Opinion
Finance is the key to planning
Regarding proposed changes to planning rules, what’s needed is for the government to allow local authorities greater freedom to borrow money to finance infrastructure, acquire land and assemble development sites.
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NewsK4 Architects rethinks 30-storey Birmingham tower
Plans for a 30-storey tower above a grade II-listed fire station in Birmingham are being revised after the scheme was panned by heritage and design experts.
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NewsCity stands firm over rights of light threat to Apple store
Corporation intervenes again to prevent rights of light challenges scuppering Michael Aukkett scheme
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NewsOsborne and Pickles pledge to press on with planning changes
George Osborne and Eric Pickles have launched a spirited defence of the government’s proposed planning reforms, amid mounting criticism from countryside campaigners and growing speculation that a U-turn over the policy could be imminent.In a strongly-worded article in the Financial Times (FT) today, the chancellor and the communities secretary wrote: ...
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NewsPlanning row hits new high as RTPI weighs in to debate
Past presidents condemn speed of reforms while business groups urge resolve from ministers
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NewsPlanning reform fears overstated, says Clark
Planning minister Greg Clark has defended impending changes to the planning system, saying worries voiced by the National Trust and the Campaign to Protect Rural England are exaggerated.
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NewsPickles outlines schools planning guidance
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has introduced new planning measures to encourage the creation of free schools and the expansion of state schools.
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NewsPlanning applications grow for second month in a row
Barbour ABI data shows positive trend for June
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NewsNational Trust voices concerns over new Planning Policy Framework
Heritage body warns development could occur on a scale not seen since the 1930s