Environment News

Injunction granted to block 'rebel raft regatta'

Energy company E.On has been granted an extended injunction to keep environmental campaigners away from a power station during a planned 'mass action' protest.

Heathrow economic case 'flawed'

The government's economic case for expanding Heathrow airport is flawed and should be independently reviewed, according to a new report.

Matthew Taylor

Taylor report calls for shake-up of rural planning

A fundamental shake up of planning and affordable housing policy is vital to revive rural communities, a major report says today.

Planning Appeal Casebook

Casebook: Housing new build - Flats judged to boost station environs

An inspector has allowed a proposal for 72 apartments at a site in Oxfordshire after finding that it would deliver high-quality housing.

In Depth

Shop test low on impact

Critics complain that uncertainty over a competition test leaves them lacking essential detail on the full implications of the government's revised retail planning policy, explains Vicki Shiel.

Bell on ... top talents for transport

Ten years ago and two hours into my new job with the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) I was giving evidence before the Commons transport select committee, of which Gwyneth Dunwoody was the co-chair.

Legal report

Model conditions flag up planning remediation role

The adventurer returns

Globetrotting planning troubleshooter Paul Nichols is back home and relishing taking the helm at a regional arm of one of the UK's most high-profile consultancy operations, Ben Lee reports.

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Opinion

Gummer on ... agreement in a good cause

We need to stop unnecessary division where a consensus is perfectly possible.

Huw Morris

Huw
Morris

Food supply must be secured by good planning not the markets

One of the big ironies from this week's G8 summit in Japan is that after...