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Drafting BMAP
A major planning development, once focussed on inspiring investor confidence in the greater Belfast area and assisting local development plans, has reverted back to its draft form awaiting political...
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Building city dashboards
The intensified generation of large volumes of data relating to a city’s form and activities has prompted the emergence of city dashboards. Stephanie Keogh, a Data and Training coordinator on Building...
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Planning for a better future for all in Mid and East Antrim
As Chair of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Planning Committee, Councillor Lindsay Millar oversaw local government planning reform and improved the turnaround time of planning applications along...
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Planning for the road ahead
Major road planning in Northern Ireland is going through a period of significant upheaval and uncertainty writes, commentator and researcher on Northern Ireland roads, Wesley Johnston. Under Direct...
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Engaging communities in renewable energy projects
Professor Geraint Ellis of the School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast discusses the role of energy citizenship and social acceptance in securing a low carbon transition in...
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Planning in agreement
Grant McBurney has recently been made a partner within the Planning and Environmental Law Team within Belfast’s largest independent law firm, Carson McDowell. Grant has been with the firm since 2004,...
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Planning ahead
Recent statistics have ranked Mid and East Antrim Borough Council as one of the highest performing planning authorities of the 11 local councils. Head of Planning Paul Duffy discusses the progression...
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Planning performance
The level of overall planning applications received in Northern Ireland last year was a five-year high. While progress has been largely made in processing times for applications since the devolution...
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Planning for regional growth
Northern Ireland’s Chief Planner Fiona McCandless discusses the implementation of the Regional Development Strategy (RDS) and the benefits of cross-border collaboration in a spatial planning context....
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