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Devon greenfield “unlocked” by Government cash

23 May 2013 BB Staff

The government is finding £32m to "unlock" a massive greenfield development on farmland east of Plymouth.

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Smart growth development saves money says report

23 May 2013 BB Staff

Research from America has shown that smart growth type development, stressing compactness and brownfield, has much lower infrastructure costs and will increase tax revenues.

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DCLG commissions Annex 2 replacement

23 May 2013 BB Staff

The Department has accepted the need for new guidance on pollution issues, including land affected by contamination, BB understands.

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Oceans apart

23 May 2013

Britain and the US have very different views on supporting brownfield work and smart growth, reports Jon Reeds.

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Soil and water clean-up sector on the rise

23 May 2013 Ian Grant

AquaConsoil happens roughly every 2.5 years, and such a time period enables participants and researchers to evaluate progress or otherwise on technical and policy issues relating to water and soil clean-up, amongst other things, as Ian Grant reports.

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Government responds to Taylor review

23 May 2013 BB Staff

Ministers have accepted most of Lord Taylor's recommendations on planning guidance following consultations but are resisting signposting guidance produced by expert sectors.

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Planning controls urged in water shortage areas

23 May 2013 BB Staff

Conservation and wildlife groups have launched a charter to protect chalk treams including national planning policy on rejecting development proposals where water supplies are lacking and less abstraction of groundwater to protect river flows.

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St Modwen greenfield homes rejected

20 May 2013 BB Staff

The developer, better known for its brownfield focus, has had plans to build houses on farmland zoned for employment use rejected by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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Northants farmland faces destruction

16 May 2013 BB Staff

Plans have been agreed for more than two square kilometres of greenfield development.

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Boles confirms neighbourhood plan suspicions

16 May 2013 BB Staff

The planning minister says the Government was wrong to let people believe neighbourhood plans were created to allow them to do what they want, when the reality is about delivering things, not what would be delivered.

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