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Daily Archives: 21/05/2010
England’s planning reform: RSSs, IPC & RDAs to go
Ministers have confirmed that ‘radical’ reform of the planning system will be central to the new coalition Government’s programme with the scrapping of Regional Spatial Strategies, the abolition of the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) and replacing RDAs with (potentially identical) … Continue reading
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Heritage moves to tourism: Penrose new architecture minister
The DCMS today (20/5) performed an extraordinary U-turn by announcing that Ed Vaizey will not serve as architecture minister. In a surprise appointment, even to Vaizey himself, who gave an interview to BD at the RIBA on Tuesday night outlining … Continue reading
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Neill may be England’s planning minister
Essex-born Bob Neill MP, a Parliamentary under Secretary of State in Communities and Local Government, is expected to be named as planning minister after shadowing the role in Opposition. He was a barrister specialising in criminal law before election as … Continue reading
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Traditional buildings skills: England’s free events
Demand the Right Skills for the Repair & Maintenance of Traditional Buildings: ConstructionSkills, English Heritage and the National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) with other sector partners are organising a briefing session in each region in England on the expertise and … Continue reading
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HCA undergoes senior management shake-up
Government cost-cutting leads to more high-profile departures and reorganisation of operations into three divisions. The Homes and Communities Agency is to streamline its senior management team following the latest in a series of high-profile departures at the agency, and pressure … Continue reading
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England’s HIPs history… with immediate effect
In an important step at a point of fragile recovery in the housing market, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced that with immediate effect, they are suspending the requirement for homeowners to provide a Home … Continue reading
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Future of CAP: EC debate closes 3 June
The EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is due to be reformed by 2013 and a formal public consultation is under way, closing 3 June, as the Commission prepares to publish a policy paper setting out different options for the future … Continue reading
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