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Controversial scheme receives go-ahead

A controversial scheme proposed opposite Hampton Court Palace has received the final go-ahead from Elmbridge Borough Council.

Three-year London Plan review begins

A full review of the London Plan, announced just before Christmas, will take three years but is unlikely to lead to substantially different policies, experts believe.

Group agrees station cash

Work on Crossrail's Isle of Dogs station at Canary Wharf is set to begin early this year after £150 million of funding was confirmed.

Planning Appeal Casebook

DC Casebook: Mixed Use Development - Roof garden rejected on design issue

The secretary of state has rejected plans for a mixed-use scheme in west London after endorsing an inspector's recommendation that it would not promote inclusive design.

In Depth

Skill push gains impetus

Ministers have recognised the need to plug the skills gap in response to a select committee report but still have some way to go to sell planning as a career, Domenic Donatantonio finds.

Legal Report - Claimants struggle with meaning of promptness

Last October's Court of Appeal ruling in Finn-Kelcey v Milton Keynes Council and MK Windfarm Ltd [2008] has reopened the old chestnut of the time limit for issuing judicial review proceedings.

Transport pace-setter

MVA Consultancy chief executive Nigel Ash believes that the transport planning sector will continue to thrive and his firm expand despite the worldwide slowdown, Vicki Shiel reports.

Rocks and hard places

Despite the current downturn, economic resilience and job creation can still be pursued without setting aside vital planning objectives for sustainable development, Liane Hartley argues.