Draft bill seeks to boost low-carbon investment
Long-term deals with energy providers to support the development of nuclear and renewable energy sources are set out in a draft energy bill submitted to Parliament for pre-legislative scrutiny today.
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MPs back green rules against 'desperate' dash for growth
21 May 2012Backbench MPs have warned the government against dropping essential environmental regulations in its pursuit of economic growth.
Thames Water sticks with preferred supersewer sites
17 May 2012Thames Water has refused to bow to a wave of local opposition to its plans for major construction sites on the Thames riverside earmarked for its London "supersewer" project.
Climate advisers call for mandatory local low-carbon plans
17 May 2012Local authorities should be given a statutory duty to draw up and implement low-carbon plans as part of the fight against climate change, government advisers have told ministers.
Mayor of London and TfL to set up £30m London architecture panel
17 May 2012The Mayor of London and Transport for London are to establish a new procurement panel that will award contracts for architectural, public realm and urban regeneration schemes - worth up to £30 million in fees - over a three-year period.
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- Norfolk turbine High Court fight begins
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- Welsh government unveils urban environment support
- Hain quits to lead Severn Barrage campaign
- MPs want local plans to back healthy food drive
- Wind turbine factory approved for Hull enterprise zone
- Hull adopts local development order for port
- Most councils 'can't prove' they have compensated for biodiversity damage
- Environment Agency pledges early permitting advice
Interviews & Analysis
Eco-warrior
05 April 2012The environmental lawyer Richard Buxton has made some enemies among developers, but he is adamant that he merely offers the public crucial access to justice on environmental and community concerns.
Gold plating green rules
09 March 2012In anticipation of more-stringent building regulations, some councils are already imposing tougher standards on energy use and emissions. But how are they doing this and how are developers responding.
Nuclear provider
09 March 2012On the eve of an epochal examination, the head of the team responsible for securing consents for Britain's first new nuclear power station in 20 years is confident, Bryan Johnston hears.
Growth formula
24 February 2012Rather than castigate planners as a drag on the economy, the Scottish National Party vowed to use planning to boost economic growth after its election victory last May. John Geoghegan assesses its progress over a busy nine months.
Comment
National Planning Policy Framework: a net gain for nature
10 May 2012As the dust settles on the NPPF controversy, and planners around the country are getting to grips with the detail of the NPPF, what does it mean for nature?
Garden cities ideal may not be realised
04 May 2012Fyson The Prime Minister and paragraph 52 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) both endorse garden city development as one means of achieving a better supply of new homes through large-scale development.
In Context - Moving around our liquid asset
20 April 2012"Water, water, every where/Nor any drop to drink."
Light limit policy needs illumination
20 April 2012Fyson : The government wants planning policies and decisions to "limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation".
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