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		<title>Communication with planning members – open season?</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2012/01/communication-with-planning-members-%e2%80%93-open-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Schofield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Localism Act was given Royal Assent on the 15th November.  Two months down the line, a series of provisions are due to come into force, among them is the provisions of Section 25, introducing new guidance on bias and predetermination – for which the warning signals were fired by Grant Shapps with his letter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCLG select committee report into NPPF</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/12/dclg-select-committee-report-into-nppf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was heralded as a new dawn for the development sector – a National Planning Policy Framework offering a faster, fairer, clearer process for all. Then environmental pressure groups complained that the Government’s draft NPPF favoured development over the countryside.
Now these same pressure groups have latched onto a report by the All-Party Communities and Local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PPS Bulletin: Mary Portas &#8211; the saviour of our high streets?</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/12/pps-bulletin-mary-portas-the-saviour-of-our-high-streets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/12/pps-bulletin-mary-portas-the-saviour-of-our-high-streets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Byfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the Queen of Shops has spoken. Less red tape, more public-private sector co-operation, more market stalls, more of a town centre emphasis.
Echoing a Localism Act that includes a presumption in favour of sustainable development, the fashion guru and TV retail fixer’s report is a timely examination of how to revitalise our beleaguered high streets, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PPS Bulletin: A new strategy for housing?</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/pps-bulletin-a-new-strategy-for-housing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/pps-bulletin-a-new-strategy-for-housing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Sutcliffe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Europe is buffeted by a stormy economic climate, the Government’s new Housing Strategy announced today promises much on the horizon for a seasick British development industry.
With a strong emphasis on giving a helping hand to both housebuilders and the housing market, particularly prospective first-time buyers, at first glance you could be forgiven for thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Localism Act: What will be the impact of statutory consultation?</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/localism-act-what-will-be-the-impact-of-statutory-consultation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/localism-act-what-will-be-the-impact-of-statutory-consultation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reatwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article below appears on the MRW website.
Localism Act: What will be the impact of statutory consultation?
The bill includes a variety of measures to decentralise power and give local people a greater say over what happens in their area.
A key tenet of this is an overhaul of the planning system. The intention is to simplify the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Localism Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes Localism Act 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/localism-bill-receives-royal-assent-and-becomes-localism-act-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/localism-bill-receives-royal-assent-and-becomes-localism-act-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Byfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PPS Group already delivers &#8216;localism compliant&#8217; work for some of the best known developers in the country. Over twenty years of experience up and down the country makes us the market leader in engaging local communities, identifying and mobilising local support and navigating the local politics and media of a neighbourhood.
Keep an eye on our dedicated localism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLocalism &#8211; How Scotland handles localism</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/mclocalism-how-scotland-handles-localism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/mclocalism-how-scotland-handles-localism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article below features in November&#8217;s Housebuilder magazine.
Donald Anderson, who runs the Scottish office for communications consultancy PPS Group, says that Scotland has been working with localism for a couple of years now &#8211; with some success
McLocalism &#8211; How Scotland handles localism
Like the rest of the UK, Scotland does actually ‘do’ localism. However, to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PPS host &#8216;Planning for localism in the North of England&#8217; event with BPF</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/07/pps-host-planning-for-localism-in-the-north-of-england-event-with-bpf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/07/pps-host-planning-for-localism-in-the-north-of-england-event-with-bpf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Schofield</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Local Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning for localism &#8211; What the Localism Bill means for regional development
When: Tuesday 13th September 2011, 5-7pm
Where: Leeds Metropolitan University, The Rose Bowl, Portland Crescent, Leeds LS1 3HL
Join BPF Chief Executive Liz Peace and other industry experts at this evening seminar and reception to discuss the complexities of the Bill and its impact on development in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PPS Group shortlisted for two PR Week Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/07/pps-group-shortlisted-for-two-pr-week-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/07/pps-group-shortlisted-for-two-pr-week-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Byfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PPS Group is delighted to have been shortlisted for two PR Week Awards this year in the Issues and Crisis Management and Public Affairs categories. Congratulations to all the teams and individuals involved in the shortlisted campaigns and may the best agency triumph.
The awards celebrates its 25th year this year and the ceremony takes place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Localism &#8211; end of term report, PPS in Housebuilder magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/07/localism-end-of-term-report-pps-in-housebuilder-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/07/localism-end-of-term-report-pps-in-housebuilder-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Byfield</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Local Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taken from the July/August edition of Housebuilder magazine &#8211; this month&#8217;s edition also included a free copy of the PPS local authority political control wall map &#8211; to order your copy please email freemap@ppsgroup.co.uk
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, gives his summer term report on the government&#8217;s planning policies
Are you enjoying the sounds of [...]]]></description>
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