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Sequential test for offices ruled out
The government has ruled out the introduction of the 'sequential test' to office developments on greenfield sites.
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Chancellor to give developers regeneration tax incentives
Lord Rogers’ Urban Task Force wins battle with Gordon Brown for zero VAT on refurbishments and conversions
Prezza’s hard on green issue
John Prescott has slammed the door on supermarkets expanding into the greenbelt with a directive that resolves a perceived dispute between the DTI and the DETR.The directive from environment secretary Prescott is a response to a report from the House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee. The…
New row over 1.1m homes
The head of a panel set up by the government to monitor development in the south-east has warned that investors may desert the region and invest overseas because of strict planning regulations.Professor Stephen Crow, a former chief planning inspector, told the House of Commons Environment, Transport and the Regions select…
Licensing on the cards for ‘slum’ landlords
Housing minister Hilary Armstrong has warned that she is considering universal licensing for the private rented sector to stop 'modern-day slum landlords'.The minister told the Local Government Association conference last week that for too long, housing policies had been on the margins of economic and social policies. New Labour was…