A permission for housing on green belt land in Surrey has been quashed after the council accepted that it failed to consider its policies on protecting a river corridor.

A proposed solar energy park in Lincolnshire has been approved after “very great positive weight” was given to the need for additional renewable energy development.

A proposal to amend approved plans for a six to eight-storey block of flats in a London borough failed when an inspector ruled that creation of a rooftop community amenity space incorporating a ...

A planning consultant and campaigner for greater diversity in the profession has been inaugurated as the new president of the ...

A proposal to change the use of the basement of a four-storey building in a London borough industrial area, from Class B8 (storage) to dual B8 (storage)/Class E (commercial/business and service) ...

A council's planning committee has rejected proposals for an 85-hectare solar farm against officer advice on the grounds of landscape impact and the loss of prime farmland, despite warnings that the ...

The government has confirmed plans to remove the requirement for housing and infrastructure developers to secure site-specific environmental improvements in order to get planning permission and ...

The Treasury has promised that ministers will publish “a roadmap” for the delivery of a new system of environmental assessments in “the coming months”.

A report that a petrol station has continued to operate despite a council planning enforcement notice issued over road safety ...

EXCLUSIVE: An allegation of bribery in relation to a local authority’s planning decisions was prompted by a letter from an ...

The government needs to address perceptions of “corruption” within the sector, says our columnist. He advises that there ...