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RTPI research reveals new housing developments promote reliance on cars

|Date: 04 Jan 2022

RTPI research reveals new housing developments promote reliance on cars

New housing developments are being built in areas where residents will be forced to rely on cars instead ...

New housing developments are being built in areas where residents will be forced to rely on cars instead of public transport, according to new research from the RTPI. In its third Location of Developm ...

04 Jan 2022
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RTPI: Planning law will ‘tear at the fabric of local communities’

|Date: 09 Apr 2021

RTPI: Planning law will ‘tear at the fabric of local communities’

New planning regulations which will enable unused commercial buildings to be changed into homes risk tear ...

New planning regulations which will enable unused commercial buildings to be changed into homes risk tearing at the fabric of local communities and jeopardising the vibrancy of high streets, according ...

09 Apr 2021
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University of Glasgow housing study says design quality of new homes across the UK remains “stubbornly low”

|Date: 10 Dec 2020

University of Glasgow housing study says design quality of new homes across the UK remains “stubbornly low”

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to an ...

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to an in-depth study on the issue published by a team led by the University of Glasgow. The report - ...

10 Dec 2020
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Well-resourced planning system essential for green revolution, says RTPI

|Date: 24 Nov 2020

Well-resourced planning system essential for green revolution, says RTPI

A strong and well-resourced planning system is essential if the government is to achieve its ambitions fo ...

A strong and well-resourced planning system is essential if the government is to achieve its ambitions for a ‘green industrial revolution’, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said. Respondin ...

24 Nov 2020
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Industry Comment | Budget 2020

|Date: 11 Mar 2020

Industry Comment | Budget 2020

PHPD collects reactions from across the industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's budget. This post may be upd ...

PHPD collects reactions from across the industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's budget. This post may be updated as more comments come in. CEO of Gleeson Homes James Thomson - private developer of afford ...

11 Mar 2020
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New Northern Ireland government must support planning, says RTPI

|Date: 16 Jan 2020

New Northern Ireland government must support planning, says RTPI

Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Northern Ireland has welcomed the formation of a new power-sharing g ...

Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Northern Ireland has welcomed the formation of a new power-sharing government at Stormont, which met for the first time on Monday 13 January 2020. RTPI Northern Ir ...

16 Jan 2020
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Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

|Date: 18 Nov 2019

Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more reso ...

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more resources to enable local planners to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A recent survey by ...

18 Nov 2019
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