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Solar industry applauds rooftop solar rule reform

Solar Energy UK has voiced its support for the government's recent announcement regarding the broadening of permitted development rights for rooftop solar panels.

Currently, the installatio...

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Mayors call for phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28

A group of mayors representing the world's largest cities, including New York, London, Paris, Beijing and Cape Town, has called on the leaders from nearly 200 countries attending this year's UN Con...

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New ISO standard published

This week, the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) published a new standard which aims to support the transition to carbon neutrality. 

The ISO 14068:2023 family of st...

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Record civil sanction paid by Yorkshire Water

A record £1 million donation has been paid by Yorkshire Water, following a pollution incident at a watercourse in Harrogate.

On 31 August 2016, the Environment Age...

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Your Consolidated 2023 Wrapped is here!

As Christmas and 2024 quickly approach us, we thought we would provide you with a summary of what has been happening here at Barbour Consolidated in 2023!

Of course 2023 isn't over just yet...

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Wimbledon plans rejected

Wandsworth Council has rejected plans by the All England Lawn Tennis Club to build a new 8,000-seat stadium and 38 further tennis courts on a Grade II*-listed park in Wimbledon.

The plans w...

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Sevenoakes housing development rejected

An application seeking outline planning permission for a new development consisting of 70 houses in Sevenoakes, Kent, has been rejected on appeal. The original proposal would have seen the creation...

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2023 HSE statistics published

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published their latest statistics for the 2022/2023 reporting period.

The HSE use a series of data...

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DEFRA's failure to protect and restore water bodies ruled unlawful

On 20 November 2023, a landmark ruling following a judicial review over the management of Costa Beck River found that the UK Government and the Environment Agency have faile...

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Consolidated Waste Round-up

Lots of waste related legislation has come into force, or is due to come into force, so we at Barbour Consolidated thought it would be handy for all these changes to be all in one place!

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UK to loosen post-Brexit chemical regulations further

The Government is to loosen EU-derived laws on chemicals in a move experts say will increase the likelihood of toxic substances entering the environment.

Under new plans the Government will...

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Changes to the ESOS Regulations

The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) Regulations SI 2023/1182 enter into force on 29th November 2023 and make important amendments to the...

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King's speech 2023

King Charles III delivered what was the first King's speech in more than 70 years, setting out the UK government's legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary session.

A total of 21 Bills...

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Today is World Town Planning Day!

Today (8 November) is World Town Planning Day!

It was set up by Argentinian professor Carlos María della Paolera in Buenos Aires in 1949.

Every year, planners and communities...

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Government faces legal action over sewage sludge pollution rules

An environmental campaign group Fighting Dirty is taking legal action against the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the ...

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