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UK100 | The future is local

|Date: 22 February, 2024

UK100 | The future is local

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing ...

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing our future locally. Last year was the planet’s hottest year on record, by far(1). The need for ...

22 February, 2024
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Places for Everyone plan for new homes, jobs and growth goes to final stage following inspectors’ report

|Date: 19 February, 2024

Places for Everyone plan for new homes, jobs and growth goes to final stage following inspectors’ report

The plan for new homes, jobs and sustainable growth in Greater Manchester has reached its final stage, fo ...

The plan for new homes, jobs and sustainable growth in Greater Manchester has reached its final stage, following a report by planning inspectors. In their report, published on the 15th February, the i ...

19 February, 2024
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Carter Jonas | Housing targets

|Date: 22 February, 2023

Carter Jonas | Housing targets

Matt Hare, Partner at Carter Jonas (Cambridge), discusses the consequences of an absence of housing targe ...

Matt Hare, Partner at Carter Jonas (Cambridge), discusses the consequences of an absence of housing targets on levelling up and regeneration. Under its many guises — three Prime Ministers and three Se ...

22 February, 2023
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Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

|Date: 24 June, 2022

Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introductio ...

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introduction of a new environmentally-focused planning document. The Informal Planning Policy Guidance, co ...

24 June, 2022
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Planning for a greener future

|Date: 31 January, 2022

Planning for a greener future

Increasing numbers of climate emergencies have been declared in recent years, further increasing attentio ...

Increasing numbers of climate emergencies have been declared in recent years, further increasing attention upon the need to mitigate the environmental impact of development. Whilst COP26 has renewed p ...

31 January, 2022
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Dacorum given funding boost to develop new local design guide for housing development

|Date: 8 June, 2021

Dacorum given funding boost to develop new local design guide for housing development

Dacorum Borough Council is one of 14 councils across England given £50k each to develop new design codes ...

Dacorum Borough Council is one of 14 councils across England given £50k each to develop new design codes as part of a nation-wide testing programme. The new design codes will set out design principles ...

8 June, 2021
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District council given funding boost to refresh local design guide for development

|Date: 26 May, 2021

District council given funding boost to refresh local design guide for development

North West Leicestershire District Council and 13 other successful applicants given £50,000 each to devel ...

North West Leicestershire District Council and 13 other successful applicants given £50,000 each to develop or refresh design codes. A new national design code meaning areas are beautiful, well-design ...

26 May, 2021
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Turley warns of truncated northern housing supply

|Date: 25 July, 2019

Turley warns of truncated northern housing supply

Planning and development consultancy Turley is warning government that local authorities in northern Engl ...

Planning and development consultancy Turley is warning government that local authorities in northern England are paring back housing delivery because of its National Planning Policy Framework. The fra ...

25 July, 2019
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RTPI report finds planning out of sync with net-zero carbon future

|Date: 19 July, 2019

RTPI report finds planning out of sync with net-zero carbon future

Planning needs to change to support a smooth transition to a net-zero carbon future, says a new report pu ...

Planning needs to change to support a smooth transition to a net-zero carbon future, says a new report published by the RTPI. The report highlights the lack of attention given to ‘smart energy’ in nat ...

19 July, 2019
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Roofing & Cladding | Sustainable Specification

|Date: 14 December, 2018

Roofing & Cladding | Sustainable Specification

Co-Founder of EnviroBuild Aiden Bell offers an advisory guide to specifying sustainable roofing and cladd ...

Co-Founder of EnviroBuild Aiden Bell offers an advisory guide to specifying sustainable roofing and cladding materials. (Header Image: Hyperion Decking from EnviroBuild installed at Goat Lees Primary ...

14 December, 2018
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