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Despite January’s extreme weather and floods, the Government has announced yet more delays in implementing sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for new projects, aimed at reducing further flooding, through the 2010 Flood and Water Management Act. However, SuDS experts have pointed out that impermeable surfaces on existing properties are contributing to downstream flooding now. Planning measures are already in place to help address the problem but local planning authorities need to prioritise enforcement. Changes in Permitted…

Savills Energy has secured its 10th consecutive planning permission for ground-mount projects in the UK on behalf of leading British solar developer Solarcentury. This maintains a 100% success rate in planning application submissions by Savills for Solarcentury and reaffirms Savills’ assertion that elements of the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry are thriving, despite shifting government policy and subsidy frameworks. The successful group of solar parks includes a new 13.4MWp site near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, in Prime Minister…

Oonagh Piner recently joined LASER Energy Buying Group as a healthcare energy specialist focused on offering NHS trusts alternative, integrated energy solutions to reduce costs, increase efficiency and ensure compliance in an increasingly volatile market. Oonagh has spent much of her career advising NHS trusts and is a known figure in the field of energy reduction and cost control. Energy use levels are high in healthcare facilities due to the requirements of heating, cooling, lighting, IT…