Issue 121
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OEP: Agri-industry leading driver of biodiversity decline
In October 2024, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) published its inaugural broad-ranging report on the challenges facing nature in…
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Planning report
Challenging times: Planning judicial review in 2024
The Judicial Review Court increasingly plays an important role in supervising Northern Ireland’s planning system. So, what is new in…
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Planning report
Addressing climate change through strategic planning reform
The Department for Infrastructure is considering whether a complete overhaul is needed of the Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) to…
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Planning report
Building social value into the planning process
Helen Harrison, Managing Director of Juno Planning & Environmental Ltd, discusses the role of social value in the planning process.…
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Planning report
Annual decline in processing of planning applications
Northern Ireland continues to see an overall decline in planning applications when compared with figures of the previous financial year.…
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Planning report
New planning validation checklists for local authorities
Northern Ireland’s planning process is set for a significant enhancement following Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd MLA’s recent announcement on legislative…
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Planning report
Social Media Belfast 2024
Social Media Belfast 2024 took place on Tuesday 10 September at Titanic Belfast. Over 200 delegates attended the event, which…
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Public Affairs 2
Northern Ireland’s political parties: State of play
With three years left in the Assembly mandate, all but one of the five main parties held their annual conferences…
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Public Affairs 2
Prominent former Brexit rebel to chair Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (NIAC)
From her refusal to tow the party line during Brexit votes, to her controversial views on LGBTQ+ issues, Tonia Antoniazzi…
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Public Affairs 2
Westminster committees lacking a Northern Ireland voice
Only three of Northern Ireland’s 18 MPs are to sit on House of Commons select committees, all on the Northern…
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