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  • Cairngorms National Park Extends Its Boundaries

    Fri 08 Oct 2010

    The Cairngorms National Park’s boundaries were extended on 4 October 2010, including parts of Highland Perthshire and increasing the size of the Park by one fifth.

  • New Planning Gain Regulations

    Mon 23 Aug 2010

    New Planning Gain Regulations: A Double Whammy for Councils or a Winning Approach, asks Tods Murray

  • 2010 Budget Environmental Policies

    Thu 24 Jun 2010

    Delivering the Government’s “tough but fair” emergency Budget yesterday afternoon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, instigated plans to create a low-carbon economy as part of the Prime Minister’s plans to make the new Conservative - Liberal coalition “the greenest government ever”.

  • The Energy Bill 2010 - Making Britain's Homes Green

    Thu 24 Jun 2010

    The new Prime Minister, David Cameron, has recently pledged to make this “the Greenest Government ever”, stating that “It’s a very simple ambition and one I’m absolutely committed to achieving”.

  • Good Neighbour Agreements

    Wed 26 May 2010

    The Scottish Government is consulting on two sets of proposed Regulations that will further implement the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (“the Act”). Specifically, the Regulations seek to implement Sections 23 and 24 of the Act, which amend Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, with the introduction of Good Neighbour Agreements.

  • Scotland's Biodiversity Report Card

    Wed 21 Apr 2010

    A recent report from Scottish National Heritage has revealed that Scotland is making good progress towards halting biodiversity loss, however more remains to be done in order to protect Scotland’s wildlife on land, coasts and seas.