Chris Miller, a senior planner with planning consultancy DPP in Glasgow, looks to the role of development planning in stimulating retail development and with it consequent, wider economic benefits...

Expansion of the global renewable energy market is set to continue increasing despite the current economic situation, forming a fundamental part of how many...

Cardiff pauses for thought on the way forward for new development

Housing and Planning Minister John Healey announced possible changes to the planning rules last week as part of his rescue plan to save local pubs...

One of the recurrent themes of the economic crisis has been the grinding halt of many proposed development and regeneration schemes...

The government in Westminster issued new planning policy in England on 29 December 2009 aimed at making the planning system more supportive of economic growth...

The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the mandatory emissions trading scheme, begins in April next year yet local authorities are failing to adequately prepare...

The Carbon Reduction Commitment, (CRC) the mandatory emissions trading scheme, begins in April next year yet public sector bodiesctor investment has...

Retailers selling food and drink for consumption away from the premises fall under Use Class A1 'Shops', but where food or drink is consumed within the premises, they are classified under Use Class A3 'Restaurants and Cafes'...

On 1 September, the Assembly Government introduced new guidance that raises the bar on the sustainability credentials of...