A European Court of Justice ruling on a development in Greece has forced Rochdale Borough Council to rerun its developer selection for the £250m town centre redevelopment
The Government has belatedly announced consultations on its proposals to strip democratic control from regional planning - two months after it introduced enabling legislation to introduce the changes.
The Government’s Foresight science programme has launched its review of land use in the UK to 2050 and beyond, confirming moves are afoot in Whitehall to restore some kind of environmental input to national planning policy.
Grantham Magistrates have fined Greylees of Boiling Wells Farm, South Rauceby £10,000 after it admitted depositing and keeping waste at the disused quarry there.
The Environment Agency has welcomed a report on implementing the Hampton review of regulation which says it is making progress towards reducing burdens on industry but needs to reduce burdens caused by inspections and monitoring requirements as these often have no clear link to environmental outcomes.