Monthly Archives: October 2012

DCLG releases planning performance league table

England’s government has published a league table of local authorities’ performance on determining planning applications as part of its proposal to introduce a 12 month ‘planning guarantee’ for decision making. These statistics indicated that out of 315 authorities who responded … Continue reading

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RIBA committee seeks conservation mentor

The RIBA committee, Architects for Change (AfC), chaired by Danna Walker, instigated the ‘FLUID Diversity Mentoring Programme’, to provide support to those who are under-represented in the construction sector, seeks a Conservation Architect in the north west to act as … Continue reading

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Local government embraces social media

Councils are being offered a new way to alert residents to the fact they have embraced social media, with the national launch of the Social Media Friendly Mark. The mark can be affixed to websites, meeting agendas and the other … Continue reading

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Green Investment Bank Personnel

Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today the latest executives to join the UK Green Investment Bank (UK GIB) as Shaun Kingsbury, Europe boss of private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy, has been appointed as the Chief Executive. The UK GIB … Continue reading

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