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An updated draft of the National Planning Policy Statement for England, which is intended to accelerate the development of housing and roll out of renewable ...
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An updated draft of the National Planning Policy Statement for England, which is intended to accelerate the development of housing and roll out of renewable energy has been launched for consultation. The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner, put the plan in context of wider proposals for planning reform on July 30th. Proposed changes that could influence noise and soundscape include: proposing a brownfield first policy and increasing density in urban areas; expanding the definition of brownfield; introducing the concept of grey belt when considering the green belt, focusing on well designed homes rather than 'beauty', and bringing larger scale onshore wind projects back into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime.
The consultation is open until September 24th
“A good practice guide to the assessment and rating of noise from battery energy storage systems and solar farms” draft is now out for consultation
IOA response to consulation proposing reducing the noise levels of fireworks available to the public
A new CIEH report looking at noise complaint data recommends consistent coding of complaints
New report from the Aviation Environment Federation examines night flights at 31 airports across Europe and the UK
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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