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

The government envisages a public sector landscape of mayoral strategic authorities within a few years, says our columnist. And these bodies will wield major planning and financial power through their ...

A report that plans for a retirement community on green belt land have been rejected amid concerns of developing a “senior ...

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 ...

A report that a council has approved outline plans for a data centre on green belt land in Hertfordshire leads our daily round-up of planning news in other media.