January 2022 Newsletter
Dear Member, Over the past few months, the new proposed planning legislation, which has been the focus of NORA and other interested organisations over the earlier part of last year, has taken a back seat to the continuing Covid pandemic and a...
read moreReport a pothole and find out how to claim for damage!
NORA Report a pothole! Report a pothole and find out how to claim for damage Potholes and other road defects are an increasing problem on Britain’s roads, causing damage to vehicles and presenting a potential safety hazard whether you are on four...
read morePlanning news – October 2021
According to the Planning Portal, Councils are to get funding for brownfield land development The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced that £57.8 million has been allocated to 53 councils to develop brownfield...
read moreSeptember 2021 News Update
Dear Member, News Update September 2021 This consultation contains proposed changes to two time-limited permitted development rights in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 which were introduced to...
read morePlanning legislation – Government plans could be watered down as nearly 100 Government MPs might vote against the reforms
REFORMS COULD BE WATERED DOWN AS ALMOST 100 GOVERNMENT MPs MAY VOTE AGAINST THEM According to a number of newspaper reports, the plans have sparked a ferocious backlash among Conservatives, with former Prime Minister Theresa May warning they will...
read moreHelp with noisy neighbours
A member has asked for advice as follows: “We have a case where there is a house being used as a care home and they have one maybe two very noisy people in care. The noise has been so great that the Police have been called out more than once....
read moreJuly 2021 Newsletter
JULY 2021 The Newsletter contains a summary of the proposed National Planning Policy Framework.
read moreGovernment Planning Policy for revitalising high streets and town centres
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has set out measures to ensure that article 4 directions are used in a ‘targeted way’ to protect the ‘thriving core of historic high street areas’ but do not restrict the delivery of housing through permitted...
read moreThe Government has published ‘The Future of the Planning System in England’ (see below)
There are some items which are of especial interest: Housing, Communities, and Local Government (HCLG) Select Committee. The HCLG Committee has published its report on The Future of the Planning System in England MHCLG has published...
read morePlanning and other legislation news
LEGISLATION AND MATTERS ARISING Secondary Legislation • The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 were introduced on 27 May 2021. Full details of the...
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