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Property leaders reject Pitt paving recommendation

28 April 2008

The British Property Federation (BPF) has rejected recommendations calling for householders and business owners to make planning applications to pave over surfaces in areas of high flood risk.

Collective housing design effort urged

25 April 2008

Ensuring that local authority planning departments are adequately staffed and skilled would help improve the design of homes in Scotland, researchers have claimed.

CABE research calls for artists' contribution to developments

25 April 2008

Planners and developers need to work more with artists if they do not want new developments to be a blot on the landscape, according to research by CABE.

Anger grows on eco-town

25 April 2008

An eco-town proposed near Stratford-upon-Avon could have a "disastrous impact" on the tourist trade drawn to the home of Shakespeare, councillors heard this week.

Gypsy pitch deadline set

25 April 2008

South Gloucestershire Council has warned that it will be difficult to find pitches for Gypsies and travellers after a High Court judge told it to stop delaying.

Wycombe District Council secures sound rating

25 April 2008

Wycombe District Council has secured a sound rating for its core strategy, which focuses on High Wycombe as the main hub for development.

Fate of Derby Hippodrome to be decided this week

25 April 2008

The fate of the grade II listed Derby Hippodrome, which Derby City Council claimed faces "demolition" in the hands of its current owner, was set to be decided at the High Court this week. Developer Christopher Anthony bought the building last year and began work on the roof, which he argues is structurally dangerous. But the council contends that it is at risk of being "illegally demolished". It is seeking an injunction restraining further works on the building.

Fyson on ... the red herring of store competition

By Anthony Fyson

25 April 2008

It is difficult to feel sorry for Tesco as it struggles against the Competition Commission inquiry into the leading grocery chains,

Tourist chief blasts delay

25 April 2008

The delay in deciding Donald Trump's plans for a golf resort in Aberdeenshire could hamper efforts to draw other investment schemes, a senior tourism official has warned.

Safeguards mooted for seabird habitats

25 April 2008

Scotland's seabird population could receive greater protection if 31 special protection areas (SPAs) are extended out to sea.