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Government presses ahead with shops to homes conversions
The Government is pressing ahead with its plans to make it easy for owners of ‘commercial, business and service’ premises, including shops, to convert them into homes without the need for planning permission. However, following the overwhelming criticism that the draft proposals received when they were first floated last December, this new permitted development right, which will come into effect ... Read more ›
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Peter to speak at RTPI North East event
Peter will be speaking at an RTPI North East event at 11.00am on Tuesday 15th December. He will talk about the likely impact of the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission's report 'Living with Beauty' in the context of the Government's Planning White Paper. More information can be found here. Read more ›
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Peter to speak at two upcoming webinars on the Planning White Paper
Peter will be speaking at two upcoming webinars on the Planning White Paper. The first will be an Urban Design Group event at 12.30 on Friday 16th October, and the second will be at an event organised by the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry at 1.00pm on Wednesday 28th October. Read more ›
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Read Peter's Blog on the Government's Planning White Paper
Peter's Blog on the Government's Planning White Paper has been published on Cambridge Past Present and Future's website. It can be found here. Read more ›
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Ongoing support for the Government of Bhutan
Following his participation in the successful workshops in Thimphu in November 2019, Peter continues to maintain contact with the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement in Bhutan. Fortnightly Zoom conferences have discussed the ongoing review of the Structure Plan for Thimphu and the proposal to pedestrianise Thimphu's main shopping street Norzin Lam. Read more ›