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- Cause for celebration? Pub ruling reinforces status of community asset listings.

- Planners helping the high street: Woking Borough Council's Jeni Jackson and others on how they have responded to the rise in online and out-of-town shopping.

- How We Did It: How an East London enforcement team deals with illegal occupation in the private sector.

- Sir Peter Hall: Beware the rise of meritocracy

- Diary: Boles calls for "monstering" charter

- Plus, Alex Morton, "The idea that we need more planning control to improve design quality is simply wrong".

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