planning
Approval of Stansted passenger hike sparks independent probe
Monday 21 January 2019
The decision by Uttlesford District Council to approve an increase in passenger numbers at Stansted Airport has prompted an independent investigation. Two councillors, Mark Lemon and Barbara Light, had asked for the local authority’s scrutiny committee to review November’s handling of the application, which was passed on the chairman’s vote. And on Tuesday last week […] Read more >
Spare a thought for your property
Monday 14 January 2019
David Knight, chairman of CPRE Essex, urges us to consider the appearance of our homes if we’re considering an extension New Year’s resolutions abound at this time of year. Could it be to move house, or maybe extend your existing one? Political uncertainty probably favours the latter option. So, if you take that route, spare […] Read more >
Government’s new planning rule book: ‘it’s a developers’ charter’
Friday 3 August 2018
CPRE has slammed the government’s revised planning rulebook, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), as a “speculative developers’ charter”. In a damning early critique, the organisation says the government has not fulfilled its promise to “build attractive and better-designed homes in areas where they are needed”. Indeed, the document, published on Tuesday, July 24, continues […] Read more >
High Court dismisses attempt to halt Colchester development
Monday 30 July 2018
A bid by a rival developer to block development of the Northern Gateway scheme in Colchester has failed. Tollgate Partnership, which is promoting the Tollgate Village development in Stanway, had applied for a judicial review of Colchester Borough Council’s approval of the Northern Gateway project. Tollgate argued that the council’s backing of the scheme, put […] Read more >
As Essex prepares for a vast increase in population, new protocol aims to streamline planning
Monday 30 July 2018
Essex has a new planning protocol. The document, put together by local authorities and developers in the county, is intended to create “a more efficient and effective application process”, while it should also help resource planning departments”. The development of the Essex Planning Protocol was driven by “a significant predicted growth in the Greater Essex […] Read more >