Latest News in Wales

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.

Welsh rural housing 'enablers' unveiled

The location of six new "enablers" to develop affordable housing in rural Wales have been revealed.

Zero carbon code sought

The UK Green Building Council has launched a consultation on definitive measures to meet the 2019 zero carbon target for non-domestic buildings.

Planning Appeal Casebook

Casebook: In depth - Partial demolition decision paves way for historic landmark reuse

The Welsh planning minister has accepted an inspector's recommendation to grant listed building consent for a mixed-use development entailing partial demolition of Cardiff's Coal Exchange.

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.