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Ha ha ha

By Chris Shepley

31 August 2007

Comedy and planning do mix.

Second opinion

31 August 2007

Review of a masterplan for Hereford.

Appointment at the London Borough of Southwark

31 August 2007

Gary Rice has been promoted to head of development control at the London Borough of Southwark. He was previously a development control manager.

Popularising president

31 August 2007

Steve Quartermain is set on boosting the profile of the Planning Officers Society.

Paper seeks uptake of microgeneration

31 August 2007

Better use should be made of local development orders (LDOs) to encourage householders to install microgeneration devices, a think-tank argued this week.

Councils may lose green powers

31 August 2007

The ability of local authorities to reject planning applications for proposed developments that fail to generate a proportion of their energy requirements from on-site renewable sources could be under threat following a meeting between government and property industry representatives last week.

Outline planning granted for Coventry redevelopment

31 August 2007

Outline planning permission has been granted to the £110 million redevelopment of a key gateway site in Coventry.

CTP St James wins permission for major scheme in Sheffield

31 August 2007

Developer CTP St James has won planning permission for a major regeneration scheme in central Sheffield.

Need stands test of time

31 August 2007

The government's planning white paper includes a much-vaunted proposal to overhaul the retail need and impact tests but Bruce Hartley-Raven doubts whether this will be the final word on the subject.

Legal report - Business review points to microgeneration's future

31 August 2007

Earlier this month, communities secretary Hazel Blears announced that Entec has been asked to review the planning system with the aim of enabling businesses to install renewable microgeneration equipment without needing planning permission.