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Bristol must overhaul transport system to reach net-zero

June 9, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Bristol won’t become carbon-neutral by 2030 without a major shift towards active and sustainable travel, says a new report published by researchers… Read More

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Liverpool shopping centre gets ‘green wall’

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

A living ‘green wall’ has been installed on the exterior of St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool. Spanning 65 metres… Read More

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£260m Gateshead Quays plans submitted

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Developers have submitted a planning application for the £260m redevelopment of Gateshead Quays. The proposed development will include a 12,500… Read More

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Plans unveiled for rail innovation centre in East Yorkshire

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Plans have been revealed for a leading centre for research, development and innovation for the UK rail industry in Goole,… Read More

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Bamboo to create more energy efficient buildings

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that bamboo can help to design more sustainable and energy-efficient buildings. The… Read More

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Government overrules planning authority over Drax gas plant

October 7, 2019 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has approved plans for Drax Power to install four new gas turbines in North Yorkshire, overturning… Read More

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Housing Secretary unveils green housing ‘revolution’

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

A new green standard for new build homes will bring an ‘environmental revolution’ to home building, according to the government…. Read More

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York invited to invest in city’s first housing co-operative

September 12, 2019 Chris Ogden 0 Comments york, yorspace

York could get its first co-operatively owned ‘permanently affordable’ housing through a new community housing scheme. YorSpace, a community benefit society… Read More

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Lawyers threaten councils over Local Plan environmental obligations

September 3, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Environmental law firm ClientEarth has written to over 100 local authorities across England, warning them that they will violate their… Read More

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UK’s first commercial waste to aviation fuel plant proposed

August 20, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Altalto, a collaboration between Velocys, British Airways and Shell, has submitted a planning application for a plant that turns waste… Read More

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Manchester council defends city centre car park plans

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Manchester City Council has defended plans to create a temporary 440-space car park in the city centre, which campaigners say… Read More

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£300m energy recovery centre in Darwen gets green light

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

A state-of-the-art £300m energy recovery centre will be built in Darwen, Lancashire, after Blackburn and Darwen Council gave the green… Read More

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Green projects in Liverpool to share £1m from planning agreements

August 9, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Nine projects across Liverpool to improve green spaces will receive funding from planning agreements made with developers, Liverpool City Council… Read More

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Sheffield announces £4.75m energy-efficient housing development

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Chris Ogden 0 Comments engie, sheffield, sheffield city council

Sheffield City Council has announced it will invest in a £4.75m development of energy-efficient homes in the village of Hackenthorpe…. Read More

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It’s time to make sustainable development the norm

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Environmental issues can cause major impacts on development timescales and costs. Charlie Knox, director of environmental and sustainability at building… Read More