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Garden village approved in Greater Manchester

New resource puts digital planning training courses in one place

Scotland issues new guidance for planning BESS projects

Solar farm in Pembrokeshire approved

Apex Housing to deliver more than 700 homes in Derry-Londonderry

New government publications: a round-up

Permission sought for industrial and logistics space at Eurocentral

Outline permission for 20,000 homes at Barking Riverside

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