January headlines include: Soil directive is a priority for new commissioner, Gardens prompt brownfield status change, Dounreay restoration faces cuts and "mothball" option, Invasive species list amended, Draft groundwater guidance issued
February headlines include: DEFRA to review Part 2A guidance, UK fight to stop soil framework directive continues, Judicial review of appeal decision fails, Land restoration spreading code consultation launched, Victoria Square wins RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup
March headlines include: Soil directive deadlock continues, MPs rap DCLG over coalfield remediation, Government study urges more building, Dounreay shaft retrieval faces delays, Conservatives plan radical fix for "broken planning system", Barker body's new brownfield attack
