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Go-ahead for massive Clyde Wind Farm

Go-ahead for massive Clyde Wind Farm

Scottish ministers have given consent to the 152-turbine Clyde Wind Farm project, set to be Europe's largest onshore wind farm.

Report backs high-speed rail link

Campaigners against the expansion of Heathrow airport have claimed that a new north-south high-speed rail link would 'demolish' the case for expansion at the airport.

A-Z of Planning Consultants: last chance to submit entries

Go to the online survey and complete it now to make sure you are part of this indispensable directory.

Planning Appeal Casebook

Casebook: Community facilities - Charity box judged appropriate to setting

The installation of a charity donation container opposite a hotel in Aberdeenshire has been allowed after a reporter found no grounds on which planning permission could be validly withheld.

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.