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Planning weekly highlights—12 October 2017

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Published on: 12 October 2017

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Table of contents

Housing policy
Secretary of State’s decision to refuse planning permission is quashed on the basis of differing housing land supply figures
Renewable energy
Inquiry into government’s air quality plans relaunched
Marine planning
Guidance on marine licensing for planning authorities published
Planning issues in fracking
Environment Agency approves Third Energy’s hydraulic fracture plan
Planning for nationally significant infrastructure
Decision deadline for the Silvertown Tunnel NSIP extended on air quality grounds

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Article summary

This week’s Planning highlights includes: the relaunch of the inquiry into the government’s air quality plans; guidance on marine licensing for planning authorities; approval of Third Energy’s hydraulic fracture plan; the extension of the decision deadline for the Silvertown Tunnel NSIP; the impending publication of the National Infrastructure Commission’s interim report on the National Infrastructure Assessment; and cases on housing land supply figures and direct enforcement action against demolition of a house.

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