Now that the dust has settled following last week’s County Council elections, how has the political landscape changed?
Broadly speaking the 35 Councils contested last week, tended to be rural or southern – traditionally Conservative areas. Prior to the election, the Conservative Party controlled 28 County Councils and has subsequently lost control of 10. Eight of [...]
PPS helped secure a planning committee consent in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea last night. The re-development by Martin’s Properties will create a new restaurant and residential units on the King’s Road in Chelsea.
The Chancellor’s Budget Red Book sets out welcome measures to promote the exploration of shale gas, building on what George Osborne announced in his autumn statement.
In his budget statement, Osborne told the House of Commons “Shale gas is part of the future. And we will make it happen.”
The following is the relevant extract from the [...]
The UK government has published its mid-term review document this afternoon. This document sets out the priorities for the two and a half years remaining of the expected full 5 year period for the coalition government.
The following forward programme commitment on shale gas development is contained on page 19 of the document:
We will encourage the [...]