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Casebook: Appeal Cases - Housing; New Build - Legal obligation on tied house held excessive

21 April 2005

Job created to send national park message

14 April 2005

Grant evaluation exposes fragility

6 October 2005

Almost a quarter of planning departments fail to secure a net increase in funding after the planning delivery grant has been allocated, latest research reveals.

Londoners fail to recognise minister

27 January 2005

While 76 per cent of respondents recognised the late comedian Benny Hill, not one could name the minister for London. The Streatham MP was a little miffed, especially as he was rated top value-for-money Labour MP by the paper the week before. In a swift reply, Hill points to the breadth of his political remit, which covers planning, housing, the Thames Gateway, urban policy and the Millennium Dome.

Planning magazine law survey 2005

26 May 2005

Planning magazine unveils its detailed survey of planning law firms. Includes lists of the top barristers, solicitors and law firms in the planning field, plus in-depth analysis.

Capital 'running out of water'

14 March 2005

Londoners could face water shortages within the next ten years if leakages and increasing demand are not dealt with, according to a report published this week.

Casebook: Appeal Cases - Tower design quality backed despite heritage area worry

5 May 2005

The deputy prime minister has decided to allow an appeal for a large mixed-use development on the banks of the Thames in central London after rejecting an inspectors recommendation that permission should be denied.

Agenda: Diary to 9 December

25 November 2005

1 December: Sustainability Appraisal. Organiser: British Urban Regeneration Association. Venue: Leeds. Fee: £45-£75 + VAT. Details: (tel) 020 7539 4030.

Quiz champions reveal true incentive

25 November 2005

The Judaen People's Front scored a surprise victory in last week's Northern Ireland and Scotland Planning Student Quiz.

Joy unconfined proposed for Slough

25 November 2005

"I don't do happiness," was the unpromising comment from a prominent local businessman in last week's opening instalment of the BBC2 documentary Making Slough Happy. If this Betjemanesque attitude is anything to go by, the producers face a stiff challenge.