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St Modwen slams "restrictive" planning system

Regeneration specialist St Modwen has described the planning system as "restrictive, wasteful and expensive."

Tories to by-pass local power on school applications

A Conservative government would remove planning decisions on school building from local authority hands, according to weekend media reports.

Eco-town funding allocations unveiled

The government has announced the allocations of a £60m funding package to build over 600 new homes including 'eco-show homes' as well as community and green infrastructure projects.

No second Gatwick runway

There will be no second runway at Gatwick according to the airport's chairman Sir David Rowland.

Planning Appeal Casebook

DC Casebook: Retail Development - Store held to bolster town centre

Tesco has secured permission for a new food store in Buckinghamshire after an inspector concluded that it would not harm the vitality or viability of a district centre.

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Planning Student Quiz 2010

Planning Student Quiz 2010

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How we did it ... Belfast centre renewal takes institute honours

How we did it ... Belfast centre renewal takes institute honours

Project: Belfast's Victoria Square retail-led regeneration scheme.

A Silver Lining for Builders

A Silver Lining for Builders

Planners should give more thought to the location of homes for the older generation as well as their design, Ben Kochan suggests.

Own Goal on Policy

Own Goal on Policy

The government's draft national policy statements on energy are founded on irrational processes and inadequate evidence and will fail to deliver on climate change, argues Phil Michaels.

Tory Party Policy

Tory Party Policy

What would a Conservative administration mean for the sector? Keep up to date with emerging Tory policy here.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

Keep up to date on all the news and analysis on the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

The latest Planning Podcast is now live!

In the latest PlanningPodcast, supported by the Welsh Assembly Government, we speak to a selection of winners at this year's RTPI awards.

RTPI Awards: in pictures

Click through for pictures of the glitz and glamour of yesterday's 2009 RTPI awards.

Welsh eco-living victor

The struggle to secure planning permission for an eco-community supported by local council policy has left Paul Wimbush with a deep mistrust of political interference.

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