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Supporting public service infrastructure delivery

06 Jan 2021

On 3 December 2020 MHCLG published a consultation on measures to support the provision of public service infrastructure and housing delivery. This briefing considers proposals 3. and 4. in more detail

WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus

07 Dec 2020

WBD has advised Northumberland County Council on the development of a multi-million-pound learning and leisure campus in Ponteland.

Consenting electricity storage

18 Nov 2020

Electricity storage is a key technology in the transition to a smarter and more flexible energy system. It will play an important role in helping to reduce emissions to Net Zero by 2050.

WBD advises Warrington Borough Council on green community investment scheme

17 Nov 2020

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Warrington Borough Council on its first Community Municipal Investment (CMI), which aims to raise up to £1 million to help fund its green investment scheme, including the development of a new solar farm in Cirencester.

WBD strengthens public sector practice with new partner hire in Newcastle

10 Nov 2020

WBD has strengthened its Projects and Procurement team, which advises a broad range of UK local and central government authorities, with the appointment of Deborah Ramshaw who joins as a partner in the firm's Newcastle office.

Clarification on the use of planning conditions

09 Nov 2020

This case serves as a useful reminder that the power to impose conditions on the grant of planning permission is narrower than the power to enter into planning agreements or to accept planning obligations. It will be of interest to developers and authorities alike dealing with development and creation of new highway/s.

'Newt-counting delays … a massive drag': environmental aspects of the Planning White Paper

04 Nov 2020

The Planning White Paper proposes far reaching reforms of the way the planning system works in England. In this briefing we consider how the proposals sit with the Government's wider environmental agenda.

WBD advises West Berkshire Council on UK’s first Community Municipal Investment

21 Sep 2020

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised West Berkshire Council on the UK's first Community Municipal Investment (CMI) – a bond issued by a local authority directly to the public.

Planning for the Future: white paper consultations for reforming the planning system in England

17 Aug 2020

On 6 August the Government published its much-anticipated White Paper 'Planning for the Future'. For a white paper it contains a remarkable number of consultation proposals for a reworked planning system for England which looks ambitious, though fundamental aspects of the system remain. The consultation on the White Paper's proposals closes on 29 October 2020 and any proposals will require primary legislation.

A people-focused system: an overview of trailed planning paper

05 Aug 2020

Nearly £1.3bn of investment was confirmed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick on 4 August which includes funding for over 300 successful, 'shovel-ready', projects (selected by Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities), which are set to receive a share of £900m from the Getting Building Fund.

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Supporting public service infrastructure delivery

WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus

Consenting electricity storage

WBD advises Warrington Borough Council on green community investment scheme

WBD strengthens public sector practice with new partner hire in Newcastle

Clarification on the use of planning conditions

'Newt-counting delays … a massive drag': environmental aspects of the Planning White Paper

WBD advises West Berkshire Council on UK’s first Community Municipal Investment

Planning for the Future: white paper consultations for reforming the planning system in England

A people-focused system: an overview of trailed planning paper

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