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Inspector's decision in favour of Laing Homes at Old Albanians site St Albans

The inspector found in favour of Laing Homes at Old Albanians site in St Albans. This is a very important decision that establishes a mechanism for private fi…

Papers for TDC Meeting 13 March 2002

Building Regulations, Highways, Utilities, Contaminated land, TDC papers

HBF responds to Government's reform of the planning system

Copy of the HBF response to the Government Green Paper: Planning; delivering a fundamentaL change, DTLR, 2001

Review of Planning Obligations: HBF responds

HBF has responded to the Government`s consultation on the review of the system of planning obligations. HBF has criticised the proposed tariff system as being …

Planning:delivering a fundamental change, DTLR, 2001: HBF response - covering letter

Letter submitted with HBF response to the Government Green Paper on planning reform.

Planning: delivering a fundamental change, DTLR, 2001: Executive Summary of HBF response

The executive summary of the HBF response to the Government's planning green paper. The summary focuses on the four key issues of efficiency, certainty, stabil…

Reforming Planning Obligations: a consultation paper, DTLR, 2001 - HBF response

The HBF response to the government's consultation on the reform of the system of planning obligations.

Reforming planning obligations; a consultation paper, DTLR, 2001: HBF response, covering letter

This is the covering letter submitting the HBF response to the government's consultation on reform of the system of planning obligations.

Planning: delivering a fundamental change, DTLR, Dec 2001. HBF Response

This is the response of the HBF to the Government's Planning Green Paper; Planning: Delivering a fundamental change. There is also a related executive summary…

East Hampshire 2nd deposit local plan HBF comments

HBF representations on East Hampshire District Local Plan 2nd Deposit March 2002