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Judge overturns approval for 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard project
Judge overturns approval for 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard project

Judge upholds local resident's appeal against wind farm cabling and substation infrastructure forcing government to formally reconsider plans

  • Wind
  • 19 February 2021
Government urged to create 'wild belt' nature recovery areas as part of planning reforms
Government urged to create 'wild belt' nature recovery areas as part of planning reforms

Charity the Wildlife Trusts warns government's current planning reform proposals risk undermining efforts to protect nature and biodiversity

  • BusinessGreen
  • 17 September 2020
Power and planning
Power and planning

The government's new planning reforms could unleash a new wave of essential green infrastructure or scar the UK with car-dependent suburban sprawl – and it is too early to tell which

  • 06 August 2020
Government vows to make all new homes 'zero carbon ready', but campaigners fear disaster for nature
Government vows to make all new homes 'zero carbon ready', but campaigners fear disaster for nature

Ministers unveil long-awaited proposals to streamline planning system, sparking fierce criticism from environmental and housing groups

  • BusinessGreen
  • 06 August 2020
Defra plots green planning rules overhaul as it promises nature-friendly recovery
Defra plots green planning rules overhaul as it promises nature-friendly recovery

Environment Secretary George Eustice announces £9m for policy pilots as he promises to 'build back greener' after Covid-19 and Brexit

  • Politics
  • 20 July 2020
Government to ease energy storage planning woes
Government to ease energy storage planning woes

Ministers hope that move to cut red tape and streamline planning processes could help treble UK energy storage capacity

  • Legislation
  • 14 July 2020
Government urged to 'unleash potential of the countryside' in recovery plans
Government urged to 'unleash potential of the countryside' in recovery plans

CPRE urges government to put in place net zero targets for land-use, invest in nature restoration, and ensure planning system considers climate impacts

  • Biodiversity
  • 30 June 2020
Legal challenge launched against government's 'outdated' energy planning policies
Legal challenge launched against government's 'outdated' energy planning policies

Campaigners hope precedent set by high profile Heathrow ruling could force government into a rethink over continued support for new fossil fuel projects

  • Policy
  • 19 May 2020
Council reject plans to expand Bristol Airport after climate criticism
Council reject plans to expand Bristol Airport after climate criticism

North Somerset Councillors voted to against plans to expand Airport's capacity from 10 to 12 million, citing environmental concerns

  • Aviation
  • 11 February 2020
ClientEarth puts councils 'on notice' over climate inaction
ClientEarth puts councils 'on notice' over climate inaction

Campaigning climate lawyers warn they will bring legal challenges against councils who fail to demonstrate action to tackle the climate emergency

  • Legislation
  • 02 September 2019
Government warned net zero will be impossible without more support for local planners
Government warned net zero will be impossible without more support for local planners

Government must give local planning authorities more power and money to enable carbon neutral buildings and infrastructure systems if UK is to meet net zero target, industry group warns

  • Policy
  • 20 June 2019
Housebuilders urged to avoid 'unnecessary loss of habitats' amid netting uproar
Housebuilders urged to avoid 'unnecessary loss of habitats' amid netting uproar

Government warns developers as Norfolk council attracts criticism for cliff-face nets which prevent birds from nesting

  • Policy
  • 10 April 2019
CPRE: Brownfield land could deliver one million new homes
CPRE: Brownfield land could deliver one million new homes

Derelict and vacant land could be used to regenerate towns and cities, while minimising environmental impacts

  • Buildings
  • 25 March 2019
'Take heed of science': minister urged to drop new coal-mining plans
'Take heed of science': minister urged to drop new coal-mining plans

Druridge Bay project makes mockery of UK's goal to phase out coal by 2025, say critics

  • Infrastructure
  • 10 January 2019
Wales rules out new coal mines and restricts fracking in favour of renewables
Wales rules out new coal mines and restricts fracking in favour of renewables

Welsh Government's new Planning Policy sets stringent limits on new fossil fuel extraction but promotes renewables and EV charge points

  • Legislation
  • 06 December 2018
Government faces new legal challenge over plans to speed up fracking
Government faces new legal challenge over plans to speed up fracking

Opponents say revised definition of fracking will allow energy firms to bypass planning rules

  • Infrastructure
  • 05 November 2018
'Historic victory': Planning officals reject appeal over Welsh coal mine extension
'Historic victory': Planning officals reject appeal over Welsh coal mine extension

Planning Inspectorate closes Miller Argent's appeal against decision to block Nant Llesg coal mine expansion

  • Infrastructure
  • 20 September 2018
Government green lights second Cuadrilla fracking well
Government green lights second Cuadrilla fracking well

Drilling set to start within weeks, after government controversially signs off on latest fracking project

  • Infrastructure
  • 20 September 2018
Planning tweak delivers 'glimmer of hope' for onshore wind repowering projects
Planning tweak delivers 'glimmer of hope' for onshore wind repowering projects

Government revises National Planning Policy Framework to enable English local authorities to green light proposals to upgrade or repower existing wind farms

  • Wind
  • 26 July 2018
As demand for coal falls, it's time to finish the job on opencast
As demand for coal falls, it's time to finish the job on opencast

Friends of the Earth's Craig Bennett argues the justification for new coal mines is collapsing - it is time for the government to act

  • Policy
  • 12 July 2018
End coal mining in the UK, environmentalists urge government
End coal mining in the UK, environmentalists urge government

Environmentalists have written to ministers, asking them to reform the planning system so that all future coal mines are automatically refused

  • Policy
  • 11 July 2018
Druridge Bay: Sajid Javid refuses coal mine planning permission citing climate concerns
Druridge Bay: Sajid Javid refuses coal mine planning permission citing climate concerns

Decision letter confirms that Secretary of State gave "very considerable weight" to greenhouse gas emissions that would result from controversial coal mine

  • Policy
  • 23 March 2018
Government delays decision on controversial Druridge Bay coal mine plans
Government delays decision on controversial Druridge Bay coal mine plans

BREAKING: On the day a long-awaited decision on future of plans for open cast coal mine was expected, government confirms it has deferred the ruling without setting a new deadline

  • Infrastructure
  • 05 March 2018
Druridge Bay: Government urged to reject new coal mine or risk torching green credentials
Druridge Bay: Government urged to reject new coal mine or risk torching green credentials

EXCLUSIVE: Friends of the Earth writes to Communities Secretary Sajid Javid to warn approval for new open cast coal mine would be "entirely at odds with government's coal phase-out policy"

  • Policy
  • 26 February 2018
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