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News from the planning media:

Ground-breaking levy scheme approved
Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire is set become the first planning authority in England to introduce a charge on development to help pay for vital community facilities.

Shapps urges more residential moorings
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has urged local authorities to widen their horizons when looking at ways to meet local housing needs.

War of words over residential development
A war of words has broken out over the latest quarterly figures for residential development permissions in England. These indicate that some 25,171 new homes were granted planning permission during the second three-months of 2011.

Northern Ireland national park debate cranked up
Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Alex Attwood has called for a balanced debate and early progress on designating a number of Special National Parks in the Province.

England’s biggest onshore wind farm proposed
E.ON UK, a leading renewable generator, has begun formal consultation on its proposals for a new wind farm called The Isles in County Durham which, if built, would be England’s biggest onshore scheme.

News round-up 1 September 2011
An overview of the other planning stories this week...