Archive

Reshuffle points to government without long-term commitment

By Huw Morris

10 October 2008

In a field that demands long-term strategy and vision, the average lifespan of a planning minister is beginning to look like that of a political mayfly.

Fyson on ... why Margaret Beckett has her work cut out

By Anthony Fyson

10 October 2008

Why Margaret Beckett has her work cut out for her as she takes on planning and housing brief.

Halman on ... how we've lost the plots

10 October 2008

As autumn comes round again, there will be those who can stand by their little patch of ground, proud in the knowledge that they have a bumper crop of delicious vegetables for their families.

Statistics should not blind us to failure to deal with rural housing

By Huw Morris

3 October 2008

Sometimes a statistic is sufficiently gigantic that so few people comprehend its scope and scale as to render it almost meaningless.

Fyson on ... why community cohesion is as important ..

By Anthony Fyson

3 October 2008

Fyson on ... why community cohesion is as important as health and pollution to the case for cutting car use.

Shepley on ... making time for school visit

3 October 2008

I went along to the Planning Summer School in St Andrews last month.

Necessity of development right reform makes process no easier

By Huw Morris, editor

26 September 2008

Will the reforms to permitted development rights prove all they are cracked up to be?

Fyson on ... those proposals we can usefully consider

By Anthony Fyson

26 September 2008

Those proposals we can usefully consider from property federation's mixed bag of a manifesto.

Bell on ... screen bid for glory denied

By Graeme Bell

26 September 2008

Darren settled onto the sofa. He had been looking forward to this all week.

Agreeing airports policy starts with a consensus on differences

By Huw Morris

19 September 2008

The planning system often comes under fire for jamming up major infrastructure schemes.