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New committee head for golf plan council

18 January 2008

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed a new head of its infrastructure services committee following the controversial refusal of Donald Trump's golf resort

Developer wins right to challenge local plan

18 January 2008

The owner of a site originally earmarked for housing has won the right to challenge a decision to de-allocate the land.

Revised homes plan fails in court bid

18 January 2008

A landowner has failed in a High Court challenge to refusal of planning permission to boost the height of an apartment block development on the site.

Mansion conversion plans back on track

18 January 2008

Plans to create two new apartments out of storage space in an award-winning Victorian mansion were today revived at London's High Court.

Campus scheme survives local concerns

18 January 2008

Plans for a lecture theatre and classrooms at a college in south Wales have been approved after an inspector concluded that the facilities were necessary to provide a safe and well-resourced base for teaching and learning.

Assessment flaw flagged

18 January 2008

A Cornish council has been told to pay £24,000 compensation after a planning assessment was found to be "fundamentally flawed".

Highland Council given planning permission

18 January 2008

Highland Council has given outline planning permission for an Elphinstone Land and Asda retail development in Inverness.

Government 'fail to ensure consultation'

18 January 2008

The government failed to ensure proper consultation on a compulsory purchase order for homes on the site of a proposed academy, the High Court heard this week.

Peripheral problems

By Sir Peter Hall

18 January 2008

Areas in core cities are improving at the expense of places further out.

Plans lodged at Galashiels

18 January 2008

Plans were submitted last week for a 500-house development at Easter Langlee on the outskirts of Galashiels.