Regulation and Policy

SEPA has designated seven special sites, more than doubling the number in Scotland.

A new US coalition brings together the contaminated land sector within the context of the smart growth philosophy of sustainable urbanism and opposition to greenfield sprawl.

The Environment Agency has announced completion of environmental works at the Olympic Park which included remediation of two million tonnes of soil.

Gravesham Borough Council has listened to residents' opposition to greenfield sprawl and its LDF will recommend concentrating housing development on brownfield sites, including windfalls.

Experts advising on radioactive contamination at Dalgety Bay have recommended more comprehensive monitoring for particles and widening the area of search to areas on land.

The Government is offering 12 English towns an average of £83,000 each to breathe new life into their high streets.

The Environment Agency is working with DCLG and DEFRA on planning guidance to support the NPPF, but meanwhile even Government concerns about climate change and developing in flood risk or water shortage areas has still to stimulate any return to regional spatial planning.