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Wales sets out its planning agenda to build on growing legislative power

25 July 2008

Ministers are keen to support planners as Wales embarks on a strategy to lift communities out of deprivation with ambitious targets for affordable rural housing and sustainable development, reports Roisin Willmott.

HCA should be up and running by early December

24 July 2008

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) should be up and running by early December after the Housing and Regeneration Bill won Royal Assent this week.

Fyson on ... the Planning Convention's growing range of influence in the professional and political sphere

By Anthony Fyson

18 July 2008

It must give the RTPI considerable satisfaction that its Planning Convention is firmly established as the occasion when the government launches initiatives, albeit long-heralded ones such as the consultation on planning town centres and the institute-inspired planning policy outcome assessment methodology.

Buncefield investigation calls for tighter hazard site criteria

18 July 2008

The board looking into the Buncefield disaster is urging changes to land-use planning around major hazard sites.

Andrews stands by climate policy duty

18 July 2008

Climate change will be a prime consideration in national policy statements (NPSs), communities minister Baroness Andrews insisted this week.

Regional leaders forum takes North West forward

18 July 2008

The North West took a major leap ahead of the rest of the UK this week with the launch of a regional leaders forum.

Forward-looking region knows true value of public sector staff

By Huw Morris

18 July 2008

They do things differently in the North West.

Mayor takes approval role

18 July 2008

The London Assembly has welcomed the move by mayor Boris Johnson to take planning decisions rather than delegating powers.

Paper moots petition duty

11 July 2008

Local authorities will have a duty to respond to petitions under community involvement proposals outlined in a white paper this week.

Tesco appeal stalls full retail guidance

11 July 2008

Revised retail policy published this week lacks a decision on whether to introduce a competition test because of an appeal against the move by supermarket giant Tesco.