Simplified National Planning Policy Framework published
27 Mar 2012
A simplified planning framework was published today, with planning minister Greg Clark insisting it will support growth and help create homes and jobs.
Industry bodies will take united lobbying to Parliament in their bid to secure drought exemptions for landscaping projects.
A simplified planning framework was published today, with planning minister Greg Clark insisting it will support growth and help create homes and jobs.
Water companies have announced blanket hosepipe bans across the south east of England in response to a Drought Prospects report from the Environment Agency.
A floral features firm that created a planter to mark the Olympic Games torch relay has scrapped its design for fear that it would be sued by the event's organisers.
A rambling naturist was fined £315 recently for walking naked except for boots, baseball cap and backpack in West Yorkshire beauty spot Otley Chevin.
A fake warden is hitting dog owners with £50 on-the-spot fines in parks in Ramsgate, Kent.
Industry experts voice fears over powers to confiscate alcohol and impose fines on park users.
The legal minefield of arboriculture is to be explored next month when experts look at lessons learnt from a recent case in which a boy was killed by a falling branch.
Research has shown many local authorities are critical of the Government's National Planning Policy Framework.
The chancellor's autumn statement - which promised a delay in a 3p rise in fuel duty due in January, a £30bn programme of public works and a pledge to underwrite £40bn in loans for small businesses - has been welcomed by industry figures.
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