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Archive for May, 2011

PPS Group co-host South West localism event with BPF

Friday, May 27th, 2011

The Localism Bill is set to transform the way in which developers go about engaging with communities and securing planning permission.
The British Property Federation in partnership with localism and communications specialists PPS Group and Burges Salmon is pleased to announce the following South West focussed event:

What the Localism Bill means for South West development
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End in sight for Localism Bill in House of Commons

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

The Localism Bill is due to have its House of Commons report stage and third reading on 17 and 18 May 2011.  Then it will start on its stages through the House of Lords.
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/localism.html

It’s open season for planning applications

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Taken from the May edition of Housebuilder magazine
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, says housebuilders should always mark the first Thursday in May as a red letter day in their diaries
I have never understood why the first Thursday in May is not marked in the diary of every housebuilder as a an important [...]