Spatial planning UK news Jan-Jun 2007

June 2007
The Information Tribunal has ruled that civil servants' advice to ministers on major planning decisions should be disclosed to anyone who asks for it once the decision is taken, The Guardian, June 11 
May 2007
*‘Planning for a Sustainable Future’ White Paper published, Communities and Local Government, May 21 / Consultations
*Building Houses or Creating Communities? - Rush to meet housing targets has come at the expense of residents and the environment, SDC, Sustainable Development Commission, May 20 / Government's continuing commitment to build sustainable communities, Communities and Local Government
April 2007
* Friends of the Earth's report finds "supermarket manipulation of the planning system appears to be widespread." FoE, April 29
*Town and Country Planning Association pushing for tougher climate change targets in the South West, TCPA, April 17
March 2007
* Public to have a say in water company plans, Defra, March 30 / Drought in England and Wales
*"Growing communities must have the right environmental infrastructure to support them", Environment Agency, March 19
*10,000 acres of greenbelt under threat. The Guardian, March 12
*A land fit for the future: Miliband urges radical land use rethink. Defra, March 9 / Miliband has spoken - now have your say. CPRE
*The Government announces it would consider plans for 'eco-towns' put forward by local authorities as part of the New Growth Points scheme. Communities and Local Government, March 7
*Tranquillity raised in Parliament as CPRE unveils new local maps. CPRE, March 5
February 2007
* Change planning regime to support local shops argues Town and Country Planning Association, February 19
* Town centres under threat from planning shake up. Friends of the Earth, February 7
* Green Belts shrink despite Prescott pledge. CPRE, February 5
January 2007
* New campaign to protect rights in the planning system launched, January 24
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