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Good news on the planning front 鈥� rejections fall and applications for new homes rise
The data published today on planning applications on the face of it should provide house builders and their suppliers with some comfort.The figures show that in the final quarter of last year the number of planning decisions for major residential developments 鈥� those with 10 or more homes 鈥� rose ...
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Open Source Planning: naive, stupid or cynical?
If you think that the economy is posing a problem for house builders, you might want to consider the planning proposals put forward by the Conservatives.鈥淛aw dropping鈥� was one phrase that an expert on planning matters put to me. 鈥淐oncerning鈥� was the more sedate and political word chosen by the ...
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Residential planning activity bounces back
The latest Government planning data on the face of it supports the view that there has been a bounce in activity within the house building sector.The topline data, released today, for residential planning decision show a fall in the September quarter compared with both the previous quarter and on the ...
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Power without responsibility
"This meddling member of the royal family is a black stain on our democracy," wrote one reader of 黑洞社区's website.Others described Lord Rogers' scheme as "a herringbone pattern of repetitive blocks with no sense of place" and his defence of it as "tantamount to treason".Never has the death of a ...