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Bristol council agrees plan for 180 affordable modular homes

March 10, 2020April 2, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Bristol City Council has agreed to use disused land to provide over 180 affordable modular homes. Bonnington Walk, in Lockleaze,… 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

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UK’s first plastic waste to hydrogen plant proposed

April 10, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The UK’s first plastic waste to hydrogen plant could be built in Cheshire. The plant would use Distributed Modular Gasification… Read More

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Durham gives green light for £15m plastic bottle recycling plant

February 7, 2019February 20, 2019 Chris Ogden 0 Comments biffa, durham, environment, pet, plastic bottles, recycling, seaham

Durham County Council has given the green light for a £15m plastic bottle recycling plant to be developed near the… Read More

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Hull’s £42m tidal flood scheme approved

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Chris Ogden 0 Comments environment, features, flooding, front page, water

Hull’s £42m scheme of improvements to protect the city from tidal flooding has been given planning approval by the government…. Read More

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Plans for next phase of £112m Leeds flood scheme submitted

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Plans for the next phase of the £112m Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk along the River Aire… Read More

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Manchester unveils plans for major cycling route

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

A new £13.4m cycling route has been proposed which would link Manchester city centre with Chorlton. The 5k route has… Read More

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Developers accused of ‘gobbling up’ Green Belt

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

The Green Belt is being ‘eroded at an alarming rate’ with plans to build 460,000 homes on land that will… Read More

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Notts council announce partner for ‘once in a generation’ HS2 project

November 23, 2018 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that regeneration specialists, LCR, will be spearheading the new East Midlands HS2 station at Toton…. Read More

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Bristol council agrees plan for 180 affordable modular homes

Plans unveiled for rail innovation centre in East Yorkshire

Bamboo to create more energy efficient buildings

Government overrules planning authority over Drax gas plant

Housing Secretary unveils green housing ‘revolution’

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

Lawyers threaten councils over Local Plan environmental obligations

UK’s first commercial waste to aviation fuel plant proposed

Manchester council defends city centre car park plans

£300m energy recovery centre in Darwen gets green light

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

Sheffield announces £4.75m energy-efficient housing development

It’s time to make sustainable development the norm

UK’s first plastic waste to hydrogen plant proposed

Durham gives green light for £15m plastic bottle recycling plant

Hull’s £42m tidal flood scheme approved

Plans for next phase of £112m Leeds flood scheme submitted

Manchester unveils plans for major cycling route

Developers accused of ‘gobbling up’ Green Belt

Notts council announce partner for ‘once in a generation’ HS2 project

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