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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched at the end of January 2018 a consultation on proposed revisions to the NPPF which has been in effect since March 2012. The Government propose to issue a revised draft…

A 20 per cent increase in planning fees will come into effect on 17 January according to a recent Planning Directorate newsletter from the Department for Communities and Local Government’s chief planner.

Come and see us at the Farm Business Show 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham! We are exhibiting as part of the Rural Land Group which is a multi-disciplinary consortium of consultants and experts that specialise in the planning, sustainability and…

A one-off increase in planning application fees in England has been announced by Government. This will amount to around 20 % on average, the first time they have gone up since 2012. New fee regulations will be needed to make this change come into…

A new national 3 year programme aims to reduce costs and time involved with sites that may be sensitive due to great crested newts. Funding has been secured to survey areas where newts are most prevalent with a view to mapping the potential impacts…

Halletec has played a key role in preparing an outline planning application for a major new garden village extension of up to 325 houses in western Lincolnshire. The proposed low density development includes public open space, a new…

The decision by North Yorkshire County Council on 23rd May 2016 to approve a planning proposal for hydraulic fracturing marks the first approved application of this type since 2011. The decision is expected to trigger a new round of applications for…

The MPA/RTPI annual minerals planning conference that took place in London on 18th May 2016 heard that more than 5 billion tonnes of mineral products are going to be required by the economy and society over the next 25 years, and the challenges and…