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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 2 APRIL 2015

PLANNING MINISTER WRITES TO INSPECTORATE OVER LANDSCAPE CONCERNS
Appeal decisions should recognise the "intrinsic character and beauty" of the countryside...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/planning-minister-writes...

END LOOMS FOR SAGA OF ILLEGAL HOUSE BUILT IN SURREY GREEN BELT
Case of mansion hidden behind straw bales faces final stages...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/end-looms-for-saga-of-il...

LONDON MAYOR GIVES THUMBS-DOWN TO EXPANDED CITY AIRPORT
Johnson rejects £220m expansion plans...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/london-mayor-gives-thumb...

NEW PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND STREAMLINED APPLICATION REGIME CONFIRMED
Pickles unveils new change of use and statutory consultation details...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/new-permitted-developmen...

PICKLES BLOCKS SALFORD HOMES SCHEME OVER ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
Communities Secretary backs council in development row...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/pickles-blocks-salford-h...

PLANNING ROUND-UP 2 APRIL 2015
- Green light for Manchester rail project
- Crackdown on unauthorised encampments
- Grant waiver unlocks Nantwich site
- NSIP regime changes
- Funding help for major Leicestershire housing scheme
- And more stories...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/planning-round-up-2-apri...

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DIRECTOR'S BLOG

UPDATED: SMARTPHONE AND TABLET APPS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNERS FOR PLANNERS
I thought I'd revisit this popular post from 2012 and 2013. I'm sure there are new apps out there to help planning and building professionals do their job.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/smartphone-and-tablet-ap...

INTRODUCTION OF OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OPDC)
The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) will come into force on 1 April...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/introduction-of-old-oak-...

BUSINESS AS USUAL
We're pleased to say that the ownership of the Planning Portal has this week been transferred to a private sector, joint venture between DCLG and TerraQuest.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/business-as-usual/

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PLANNING PORTAL NEWS - 26 MARCH 2015

REVISED GUIDANCE ON HOUSING PROVISION FOR ELDERLY
Councils required to take more account of the needs of older residents...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...

PLANNING CPOs BOUNCE-BACK
Compulsory purchase orders increased by over 60 per cent in 2014...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...

CAMDEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGE TO OFFICES TO HOMES PROJECT FAILS
Council fails to block prior approval for controversial proposal...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...

PEERS UNCONVINCED BY COALITION'S ECONOMIC CASE FOR HS2
"There are less expensive options to remedy these problems than HS2 but these have not been properly reviewed"...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...

LACK OF FIVE-YEAR LAND SUPPLY NOT ENOUGH TO SWING YORK AND CHESHIRE HOUSING APPEALS
Secretary of State decision on two cases...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...

NEWS ROUND-UP 26 MARCH 2015
- Planning applications on the rise
- National Trust unveils its "eco" strategy
- Housing Zone progress as 20 named
- Fire-hit planning authorities on the move again
- Stratford-on-Avon core strategy under a cloud
- Post-election accord over planning improvements
- Oldest railway tunnel scheduled
- And more stories...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2015/Mar15/260315/...

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DIRECTOR'S BLOG

UPDATED: SMARTPHONE AND TABLET APPS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNERS FOR PLANNERS
I thought I'd revisit this popular post from 2012 and 2013. I'm sure there are new apps out there to help planning and building professionals do their job.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/smartphone-and-tablet-ap...

INTRODUCTION OF OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OPDC)
The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) will come into force on 1 April...
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/introduction-of-old-oak-...

BUSINESS AS USUAL
We're pleased to say that the ownership of the Planning Portal has this week been transferred to a private sector, joint venture between DCLG and TerraQuest.
https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/business-as-usual/

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