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Mayoral Planning Powers Consultation Gets A Map
The government’s mayoral planning powers consultation asks how new English planning provisions should work. The map has questions.
Planning
UK Politics & Public Life
High Street Crackdown Arrives, and the Empty Unit Laughs
The high street vape betting shop crackdown promises local control over vape shops, betting shops and adult gaming centres. One empty unit is already laughing.
Business & Economy
Water Taskforce Gets 18,771 Homes Closer to Existing
Defra says a Water Delivery Taskforce agreement could help 18,771 homes move forward, provided the infrastructure catches up.
Science & Technology
AI Scenarios 2030 and the Brass Oracle Refuses Certainty
AI Scenarios 2030 offers five possible futures for policymakers, while the brass oracle refuses to make a prediction.
UK Politics & Public Life
Local Centres Guidance Lets the Bench Seek Power
Homes England guidance asks developers to plan shops, services and public spaces before the bench demands planning powers.
UK Politics & Public Life
Planning Appeals Simplify Things by Demanding Everything First
Most written representation planning appeals for applications made from 1 April follow a simpler route, leaving the site plan to locate its evidence.
Science & Technology
Small Wind Turbines May Skip Planning, Leaving Sheds Feeling Underachieving
A Government proposal could let farms, schools, factories and public bodies install one small wind turbine, leaving sheds feeling obsolete.
UK Politics & Public Life
England’s New Local Plan System Gives Maps a Quiet Lie Down
England’s new local plan system brings dual running, Gateway Two and a roadmap for future guidance, leaving maps to recover from orderly paperwork.