RTPI Cymru calls for more resourcing for planning in light of Wales Audit Office report. The new report c ...
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RTPI Cymru responds to Wales Audit Office report on resourcing
|RTPI Cymru responds to Wales Audit Office report on resourcing
RTPI Cymru calls for more resourcing for planning in light of Wales Audit Office report. The new report concludes that under resourced planning services in Wales are struggling to manage a complex sys ...
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Essex Design Guide scoops planning award
|Essex Design Guide scoops planning award
The new Essex Design Guide (EDG) has been crowned the winner in the 2019 Planning Awards in the category ...
The new Essex Design Guide (EDG) has been crowned the winner in the 2019 Planning Awards in the category of the Award for Design Excellence. The national awards recognise best practice in placemaking ...
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National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform
|National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform
Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. ...
Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. The National Audit Office has released a new report — Planning for new homes — which asserts g ...
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CTC launches new social housing division — Colmore Tang Living
|CTC launches new social housing division — Colmore Tang Living
Colmore Tang Construction (CTC) has launched Colmore Tang Living, a specialist arm to provide a bespoke s ...
Colmore Tang Construction (CTC) has launched Colmore Tang Living, a specialist arm to provide a bespoke service to housing associations and providers of social housing. The aim of the new division is ...
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New study reveals impact of austerity on planning departments
|New study reveals impact of austerity on planning departments
Austerity in England has eroded planning’s ability to serve the public interest, according to planners wh ...
Austerity in England has eroded planning’s ability to serve the public interest, according to planners who took part in a study by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Newcastle University. Un ...
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Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds
|Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds
Councils in the most deprived areas of England are meeting only a fraction of their requirements for affo ...
Councils in the most deprived areas of England are meeting only a fraction of their requirements for affordable housing because the planning system is not set up to deliver homes for people in the gre ...
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The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?
|The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?
The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and ...
The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and directs local authorities on matters around granting permission for developments. Sam Dewar, a ...
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Is red tape the biggest barrier to government target of 300,000 new homes a year?
|Is red tape the biggest barrier to government target of 300,000 new homes a year?
Bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling SME builders market are the main blockades to reaching t ...
Bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling SME builders market are the main blockades to reaching the Government’s ambitious housing targets according to panellists at an event held by BLP Insur ...
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Maximising the potential of urban centres
|Maximising the potential of urban centres
Julian King from Rider Levett Bucknall UK (RLB UK) says planning authorities need to create the right ble ...
Julian King from Rider Levett Bucknall UK (RLB UK) says planning authorities need to create the right blend of public realm, agile space and heritage to ensure the future of their urban centres. From ...
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New survey shows extent of social and affordable housing crisis
|New survey shows extent of social and affordable housing crisis
Housebuilders are struggling to build enough social and affordable housing to meet demand, according to a ...
Housebuilders are struggling to build enough social and affordable housing to meet demand, according to a new survey. At a time when social housing is high on the public agenda, housebuilders expect j ...