The Government’s Heathrow policy is in tatters this morning after the High Court ruled that ministers’ decision to give a green light to the proposed third runway does not hold any weight. The judge dismissed the Government’s claims to the contrary as ‘untenable in law and common sense’. If the Government wants to pursue its [...]
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Major new homes plan reconsidered – South West region of England
Some 29,623 homes would need to be built in the region annually The government has announced it is to rethink controversial plans to build more than half a million new homes in the South West region of England. The Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West (RSSSW) proposed 592,460 new homes to meet official predictions [...]
An Camas Mòr – A new town by Aviemore which could eventually become home to up to 4,000 people is a “done deal”.
Fears over ‘done deal’ town June, 2009 CLAIMS have been made that plans for a new town by Aviemore which could eventually become home to up to 4,000 people is a “done deal”. The remark made by Mr Robert Maund, chairman of the Scottish Campaign for National Parks, came a day after the Scottish Government [...]
Scottish government urged to probe residents’ claims over factor
Firm ‘takes money for work it does not do’ By Gillian Bell – Press and Journal Published: 01/08/2008 The Scottish Government has been asked to launch an investigation into north-east residents’ claims that a factor has taken money for work it has not adequately carried out. Aberdeenshire councillor Martin Ford said he has been contacted [...]
UK Government Eco-towns plan ‘may be unlawful’
Eco-towns of up to 20,000 people each are proposed The government’s approach to delivering up to 10 eco-towns could be “unlawful”, councils have warned. Ministers are to publish a planning policy statement to set out standards and potential locations in England. But the Local Government Association said the proposals went against the principle of development [...]
Government Affordable Housing Targets at risk
Slowdown ‘risks housing targets’ The CIH said more people will need affordable homes as mortgages dry up Concerns have been raised that the credit crunch could prevent government affordable housing targets being met. The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) called for “imaginative” measures to build 35,000 homes a year by 2015. It said the Scottish [...]
House building targets warning – Professor Stephen Nickell
Ministers are “very unlikely” to achieve housing targets, the UK’s chief advisor on home building has warned. Stephen Nickell Fears housing chances are becoming social polarised. Professor Stephen Nickell said that, unless conditions change, the target of three million new homes in England by 2020 will not be met. To get to this target, the [...]
Growth being led by developers, says campaigner
ASK Barrie Haycock why he decided to move to Inverness, he will tell you it is because he thought the Highland Capital was a good place to come to. Growth being led by developers, says campaigner By Calum Macleod – Inverness Courier Four and a half years on, ask him if it is still a [...]
The true cost of Quangos to the UK Tax Payer
Quangos: The Unseen Government of the UK The most comprehensive picture ever of the UK’s 1,162 Quangos The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) presents the full list of the UK’s vast quango industry, a detailed run-down of the staff and cost of the 1,162 bodies, boards and agencies that make up Britain’s Unseen Government. It is now [...]