http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/ Get the latest Planning Portal News. en-gb Copyright: (C) Crown Copyright, see http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/helpcontent/applyhelp/Terms+and+Conditions for terms and conditions of use. editorial@planningportal.gov.uk (Editorial team) Thu, 16 May 2013 09:29:53 GMT Planning News 120 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/pins_images/portal/en/logo.gif http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/ Planning minister Nick Boles has confirmed in Parliament that the Government will press ahead with changes to the suite of technical planning guidance in line with the recommendations of the review carried out by Lord Taylor. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_1 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_1 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:04 GMT The first phase of HS2, the planned high-speed railway between London, the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds has reached a milestone with the launch of consultations on the project’s draft Environmental Statement and proposed design refinements. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_2 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_2 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:32 GMT South Bucks District Council has blocked plans for the £200m expansion of Pinewood Studios at Iver Heath because of concern that the proposals represented "inappropriate" development in the Green Belt. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_3 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_3 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43:38 GMT Peel Energy has won its recovered appeal over its proposed 20 megawatt biomass power station earmarked for a site south of the Manchester Ship Canal at Davyhulme in Trafford, Greater Manchester. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_4 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:49:12 GMT Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has granted outline planning permission on appeal to Jelson Homes for a 300-home residential scheme at Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, originally refused by Charnwood BC against the advice of official http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_5 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_5 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:21 GMT An overview of the other planning stories of this week... http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_6 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/230513/23052013_6 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:44 GMT A key tunnel along the proposed route of Britain’s High Speed 2 rail project could be extended to enable plans for a major development next to East Midlands Airport to progress, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_1 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_1 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:53:03 GMT Plymouth City Council is in a stand-off with the Planning Inspectorate over the council's Area Action Plan (AAP) for Derriford and Seaton in the heart of the Devon port. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_2 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_2 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:01:59 GMT MPs on the Commons Transport Committee have rejected calls for a new hub airport east of London but have urged the Government to permit the expansion of Heathrow where a third runway is overdue, according to a report from the all-party group. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_3 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_3 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:08:12 GMT A High Court judge has ordered North Norfolk District Council to reconsider the planning permission given for the expansion of a malting facility with a lorry park and barley silos. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_4 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_4 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:18 GMT http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_5 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_5 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:19 GMT An overview of the other planning stories of this week... http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_6 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/160513/16052013_6 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:30:59 GMT A raft of measures granting new permitted development rights in England – including those for rear-of-house extensions – will come into force on 30 May. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_0 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_0 Thu, 09 May 2013 18:29:07 GMT Measures to boost the roll-out of mobile broadband by streamlining the development control regime have been published by the Government. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_1 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_1 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:50:28 GMT Two more neighbourhood plans - one in Oxfordshire and the other in Exeter - have been successfully voted through after local referendums. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_2 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_2 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:58:04 GMT Ministers have been urged to repeal all existing legislation affecting planning and replace it with a single rationalised Act whose main aim would be to reduce the time, effort and money required to obtain consent for new development. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_3 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_3 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:03:52 GMT A clutch of development consent orders for nationally significant infrastructure schemes now face legal challenges. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_4 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_4 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:07:51 GMT Developer Hutchison Whampoa Properties has submitted proposals to Lewisham Council for a major redevelopment of up to 3,500 new homes on 40 acres of derelict brownfield land at Convoys Wharf, Deptford in south east London. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_5 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_5 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:11:52 GMT An overview of the other planning stories of this week... http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_6 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/090513/09052013_6 Thu, 09 May 2013 15:37:14 GMT Key changes to the planning regime including a neighbour consultation system for larger household extensions http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_1 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_1 Wed, 01 May 2013 15:48:57 GMT Guidance on renegotiating affordable housing requirements, a measure set out in the new Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013, has been issued by the Department for Communities and local Government. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_2 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_2 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:02:17 GMT Scotland's planning system will place more emphasis on jobs and economic benefits to help deliver sustainable economic growth, Planning Minister Derek Mackay has announced as the administration published two key documents for consultation. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_3 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_3 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:08:00 GMT A redetermined ministerial decision to grant permission to developer Richborough Estates for a 269-home development on a greenfield site in Sandbach has survived a High Court challenge by the local planning authority. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_4 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_4 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:11:43 GMT The decade-long planning saga surrounding a disused reservoir in north Cardiff has taken a new turn. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_5 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_5 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:25:58 GMT An overview of the other planning stories of this week... http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_6 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/may13/020513/02052013_6 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:35:16 GMT Ministers have outlined a system incorporating a "light touch" neighbour consultation scheme as part of the administration's proposal to grant permitted development rights for larger house extensions for a period of three years. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_1 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:37:03 GMT The Government has confirmed it will proceed with most of its proposed reforms to the judicial review process. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_2 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_2 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:55:57 GMT The Government has decided to press ahead with proposed changes to the threshold for power line schemes covered by the provisions of the Planning Act 2008 for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_3 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_3 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:09:04 GMT Stafford MP Jeremy Lefroy has been given Parliamentary permission to introduce a 10 Minute Rule Bill to Parliament calling for strict rules to allow planning authorities impose fines on developers who deliberately exceed planning consents. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_4 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_4 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:15:56 GMT The Planning Inspectorate has announced that it has accepted applications for development consent for three more major energy projects. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_5 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_5 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:21:13 GMT An overview of the other planning stories of this week... http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_6 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/250413/25042013_6 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:35:32 GMT The Government has announced it is revising its proposals to grant permitted development rights for larger house extensions for a period of three years. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/180413/18042013_1 http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Portal2ReleaseEnvironment/portal2Site/general/news/stories/2013/apr13/180413/18042013_1 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:22:02 GMT