Planning
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Construction industry working hard to beat the economic storm
There is no doubt that the construction industry has been hit very hard by the current economic downturn. The Construction…
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Alex Attwood: 20 months to shape 20 years
2012 and 2013 is the key time to shape policy for the Northern Ireland’s future, Alex Attwood has contended when…
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DoE planning targets
Developers must be prepared for more refusals as DoE planners stretch themselves to meet demanding targets. The processing of large…
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Reforming Scottish planning
Scotland’s planning reform system has streamlined the system’s processes but more improvement is needed in its performance. Chief Planner Jim…
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Building acceptance for renewables
A confrontational approach by wind farm developers only adds to local opposition, when the planning system should be a fair…
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Policy Exchange’s new garden cities concept
Modern garden cities can deliver high design standards and a step change in economic performance, according to Policy Exchange’s Alex…
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Renewable planning
Planning reform could help to increase electricity generated from renewables to 40 per cent by 2020. agendaNi reports. PPS18 was…
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North Sea supergrid
North Sea states are making progress in plans for a connected offshore grid, due to strong government support. Political will…
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Priorities for 2011-2015
Three years after ISNI2 was published, agendaNi examines the key infrastructure projects likely to be taken forward by the current…
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Transforming Lisanelly
An overview of Northern Ireland’s largest school building project. Supporters of the Lisanelly shared educational campus see it as a…
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