Daily Archives: 17/12/2009

In June 2008, local authorities agreed Local Area Agreements (LAAs) with Government and their partners. The LAAs include targets to improve public services and the quality of life for people living and working in the area. Local authorities chose up … Continue reading →

Scotland’s Councils will be able to use online advertising as an alternative to newspapers under new proposals under consultation. The Scottish Government is consulting on changing the law to allow public notices, such as planning applications or road closures, to … Continue reading →

CABE has awarded £900,000 to support and strengthen 21 architecture and built environment centres in the next financial year. Applicants had to demonstrate that their proposal would increase public understanding and involvement in architecture and the built environment, and help … Continue reading →

Ofsted has today released the findings of a three-year inspection programme looking at improvement in education for sustainable development in a selection of schools. The small-scale survey, which followed a group of schools over a three-year period, reveals that a … Continue reading →

Estate agent Martin Walker has had his bid to demolish an old cottage thwarted by neighbours who challenged the decision in the High Court. The objectors said allowing the demolition of Copsewood in Little Cheverell near Devizes would create an … Continue reading →

In a move widely welcomed by parties seriously concerned by the first draft of PPS 15, Planning and the Historic Environment, the CLG and CMS Parliamentary Committees have joined together to call for substantial consultation and scrutiny across the sector … Continue reading →