April 2019 – Ashdown Forest SAC: Natural England has published its position on air quality matters within Supplementary Advice on Conserving and Restoring Site Features as part of an update to the SAC Conservation Objectives.
February 2019 – Appeal decision in Wealden District determines that mitigation is not required for potential air quality effects on Ashdown Forest SAC arising from residential development.
January 2019 – Full Planning Permission granted for a new headquarters for Chargemaster, the UK’s biggest and ground-breaking electric vehicle charging company.
December 2018 – Defra has launched a consultation on making mandatory the delivery of a ‘net gain for Biodiversity’ within development sites.
November 2018 – New Holohan judgement provides additional clarification on the approach to Appropriate Assessment (AA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
October 2018 – consultation opens on a revision of the NPPF to restore the presumption in favour of sustainable development following Appropriate Assessment.
