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Surge in clean energy during coronavirus lockdown

On Sunday morning, less than 15% of electricity came from coal plants and almost 40% of the UK's electricity came from windfarms. Solar power also made up nearly a fifth of the power system.

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Green belt home rejected

Planning inspector Brendan Lyons has rejected plans for a home to be built on eight acres of pasture field on the edge of Egerton which forms part of the Green Belt. The original proposal was...

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Permitted development rights extended for COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government decided to instruct pubs, restaurants and cafes, as well as other industries and services, to shut down. Whilst financial aid is available, the...

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Record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2019

The year 2019 represented an all-time record, where almost three-quarters of new electricity generation capacity used renewables.

New data provided by the International Renewable Energy Age...

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Appeal against rejected judicial review on proposed housing development dismissed

A local resident appealed against a decision, that a proposed housing development on a brownfield site was not an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development.

The appeal Site A, prior...

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Judicial review application of local authority's decision to grant agricultural land in the Green Belt refused

The claimant applied for judicial review of the defendant local authority's decision to grant planning permission for the development of agricultural land in the Green Belt.

The development...

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Company found guilty after employees die in fatigue related road accident

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) prosecuted Renown Consultants Limited, a National Rail contractor after their failings led to the tragic death of two employees.

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Efforts to reduce ozone layer damage also reversed damage to southern jet stream

A new study published in the journal Nature, has found that international co-operation through the Montreal Protocol helped not only to re...

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More guidance needed on workplace social distancing

Since the announcement of the lockdown across the UK, images have been emerging of different workplaces - unable to close as employees cannot work from home - in which workers are standing or sitti...

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The Great Barrier Reef bleaches again

Scientists have confirmed that Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered yet another bleaching event. This is the third time in five years that it has happened, with warmer sea temperatures being...

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Technology helping planners with casework

Town Planning can be a very sociable profession at times. Combine site visits, client meetings, committee meetings and appeal hearings together, and it can result in a large amount of people being...

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European air pollution drops

In the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown of China, satellite images showed significant drops in air pollution and emissions across large parts of the country.

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HSE announce further extension for first aid certificates

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stated they are aware there could be a disruption for those trying to re-qualify for first a...

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Environmentalists appeal for green approach to rescue packages

Environmentalists have asked that amidst all of the economic turmoil that any packages offered to aviation and cruise industries should have environmental conditions attached.

Fatih Bi...

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Cedrec and COVID-19

In these uncertain times, we feel its right to let you all know what we're doing here at Cedrec in light of the on-going development of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The health and wellbeing of ou...

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