With an estimated 8.4 million people in England living in unaffordable, unsuitable or insecure homes, there has been a call to help reverse this housing crisis. With 340,000 new homes needed every year to support our growing population, more emphasis needs to be placed on providing homes that meet our […]
Planning
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York has announced plans to ban private car journeys from the city centre in an effort to cut carbon emissions within the next three years. Following the lead of Bristol – due to become the first UK city to ban diesel cars by 2021 – councillors have spelled out the […]
With a local farmer offering land to meet a need for bungalows, affordable homes and allotments in a village in County Durham, we contacted the county council for guidance on their support for ‘Community Led Homes’. This is set to play a big role in delivering homes in the 2020’s, […]
Despite being protected under EU and UK law for six decades, great crested newts have suffered large declines in their populations. However, new licensing to protect them could be a “win-win” for both developers and biodiversity. A new scheme for authorising developments, known as ‘district licensing’, has been created by […]
As more builds meet the Passivhaus standard across the country, the extra costs associated with such a build have started to fall. Here is how you can minimise your costs on a Passivhaus project. If you’re considering embarking on a Passivhaus project, getting expert advice is crucial in order to […]
There has been a rise in planning applications for battery storage projects across the UK, according to research by RenewableUK. This welcome news follows recent predictions that the UK’s energy storage needs to drastically increase to meet carbon emissions targets. ‘Project Intelligence,’ a recent report by RenewableUK, shows that the total […]
A recent practice advice note released by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) suggests that the plan making and public engagement skills planners have provides a key role in the current resurgence of local authority housebuilding. The note also considers how local authority planners can balance supporting and promoting authority-led […]
Recent government statistics show that in England in 2018/19, over 57,400 affordable homes were delivered. This is an increase of 22 per cent compared to the previous year’s affordable housing. Of all the affordable homes built, 66 per cent were for rent, such as intermediate and social rent. This figure […]
On 17th September Selby District Council gave its approval for work to begin on the preparation of a new comprehensive Local Plan for Selby District, utilising the work and evidence base that has already been undertaken in the area. But what does this mean and how does this affect you if […]
The UK will need nearly 1,400 gigawatt hours of thermal and electric energy storage to meet even the 80 percent target cut in carbon emissions by 2050, a target now out of date since the introduction of previous zero-carbon legislation. This is around 55 percent higher than estimates made previously […]
Following on from our series on the Young Planner Conference, Alannah visited a study tour at Beamish open-air museum. Nick Butterley, Design Manager at Beamish gave an insightful walk and talk, discussing the relationship between Beamish and the planning process. History of Beamish The museum first opened in 1970 with […]
At Ethical Partnership we are always looking to expand our knowledge base. Most recently, we have undertaken a CPD course covering all aspects of ‘Right to Light’. We discussed the legal matters of right to light, as well as the daylight and sunlight requirements for planning applications. Adrian Marston, of Smith Marston Ltd, provided […]