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This PPN applies to all Central Government departments, their executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies but other contracting authorities may also wish to apply the approach set out.
New homes for refugees in Bristol to be created by flagship £2.5m public and private sector deal
12 flats in the city has been purchased with the aim of providing local, affordable housing for refugees in a manner which has seen private and public investment combined with support from leading social enterprise ACH (Ashley Community & Housing).
Charities Act 2022: further changes coming into force on 7 March 2024
Changes to UK Intellectual Property Office address for service rules
A lesson in local authority decision-making: Pratt v Exeter City Council
The National Security Act 2023: what is changing and what do you need to know
What you need to know about heat networks
Heat networks provide relatively low cost, low-carbon heat which can help the UK to meet its legally binding targets to slash greenhouse gas emissions. In the UK, there are currently 14,000 operational networks, although they tend to have a relatively low public profile.
In July 2018, the Competition and Market Authority’s heat networks market study calculated that heat networks provide just 2% of UK buildings’ heat demand. The independent Committee on Climate Change has estimated that to meet carbon targets, around 18% of the UK’s heat needs to come from heat networks by 2050. This could require investment of between £30bn and £50bn.
New 'Planning Unplugged' podcast episode discusses Biodiversity Net Gain from a local authority perspective
In the second episode of our 'Planning Unplugged' podcast series, our host and managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associates James Clark and Helen Robinson to talk about what steps authorities have to take to embrace the raft of changes, and how its not just the planning departments who need to keep an eye on the latest moves.