Daily Archives: 16/07/2009

A CLG study has been issued which explores the variations in the number and types of economic indicators adopted across different localities within the 2008 Local Area Agreement (LAA) process by identifying the factors that influenced National Indicator (NI) selection … Continue reading →

Proposals for what were claimed to be the most sweeping reform of Northern Ireland’s planning system for more than 30 years have been outlined by incoming environment minister Edwin Poots. He insisted the measures, outlined in a Green Paper now … Continue reading →

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has published its report on ‘Planning for Homes – Speeding up Planning Applications for Major Housing Developments in England’. The report focused on the incentives to encourage planning authorities to perform well, the changes made … Continue reading →

Sites in Hampshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire will go forward for full public consultation and local planning approval. Sites in Whitehill-Bordon in Hampshire, St Austell (China Clay) in Cornwall, Rackheath in Norfolk and North West Bicester in Oxfordshire will compete … Continue reading →

In the light of recent publicity the SPAB regrets that HRH The Prince of Wales was unable to renew his Patronage of the Society when it expired last year. We share a high proportion of the same objectives on issues … Continue reading →

The IHBC welcomed the two new professionals responsible for bringing forward the UK’s Association of Preservation Trusts (APT), following on from the hard work of retiring Chair Colin Johns. David Trevis-Smith has been elected Chairman and Dr. James Moir has … Continue reading →