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Government gives developers breathing space to get post-Covid economy moving

8 August 2020, by Peter Nesbit

The evolving planning system is not the real barrier to growth

8 August 2020, by Ruth Amundson

Planning departments show resilience during pandemic

10 June 2020, by Ruth Amundson

How the planning system has adapted to continue working during the lockdown

10 June 2020

Biodiversity net gain - a new attitude to nature

10 June 2020, by Claire Wansbury

Supreme Court ruling clarifies approach to assessing harm to green belt openness

3 April 2020, by Peter Nesbit

Long road to Covid-19 recovery will require fresh innovation

3 April 2020, by Ruth Amundson

High Court rejects hypercritical approach to officers' reports and decision making

7 February 2020, by Peter Nesbit

Is it time for a new designation to protect historical buildings?

7 February 2020, by Ruth Amundson

UK can no longer justify relying on imported gas

6 December 2019, by Ken Cronin

Finney ruling shows why too much detail in planning applications can backfire

6 December 2019, by Peter Nesbit

Government's fracking U-turn puts industry on shaky ground

6 December 2019, by Ruth Amundson

When are development plan policies 'out of date' and irrelevant?

4 October 2019, by Peter Nesbit

Geologists are necessary for the shift to a sustainable future

4 October 2019, by Ruth Amundson

The historical association of geoscience with the oil and gas and extractive industries could be responsible for a decline in student numbers on geology...

Court decision upends common practice when reviewing previous permissions

10 August 2019, by Peter Nesbit

Conferences provide hard-to-match insights for industry

10 August 2019, by Ruth Amundson

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