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Buffer zones proposed to protect Welsh households

8 February 2008

Greater protection for people living near opencast mining sites in Wales should be provided via 500-metre buffer zones between extraction sites and housing, the Welsh Assembly Government has proposed.

Legal Report

8 February 2008

Validation change makes little practical difference.

Olympic pool plans lodged

8 February 2008

The planning application for the 2012 London Olympics aquatics centre has been lodged amid criticism of its spiralling £214 million cost.

Threat of fire safety challenge hangs over Oval stand scheme

8 February 2008

Surrey County Cricket Club is waiting to see whether safety chiefs will ask the government to oppose a £35 million stand for London's Oval cricket ground.

Council to appeal Gypsies court ruling

8 February 2008

South Cambridgeshire District Council is to take its battle to move Gypsies off land near Willingham to the Court of Appeal.

Public confidence under threat as campaign over Planning Bill goes on

8 February 2008

Objections to legislative proposals for local member review boards centre on protecting transparency in the planning system with the right to appeal to an independent inspector over decisions, maintains Rynd Smith.

Prince speaks out

By Anthony Fyson

8 February 2008

Sound principles in Prince's speech

Planning Bill flaw

By Gary Halman

8 February 2008

Local member review boards wrong

Motives questioned in Trump plan call-in

8 February 2008

Concern was expressed last week that "mob rule" may have played a part in the Scottish Government's decision to call in plans for a golf resort north of Aberdeen.

Business leaders back planning tariffs

8 February 2008

Planning tariffs and business rate supplements are backed by the majority of business and city leaders in a survey published by the Centre for Cities think-tank this week.