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		<title>PPS to address RTPI members on implications of Localism Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contributors from the public and private sectors will join PPS North director, Sam Schofield to discuss the implications of the Localism Act on planning and development.
RTPI North West region members are invited to attend the briefing session which takes place on the afternoon of Friday 27th January at the Eversheds Manchester HQ. Sam will focus on the political angle and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2012/01/pps-to-address-rtpi-members-on-implications-of-localism-act/</link>
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		<title>Communication with planning members – open season?</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2012/01/communication-with-planning-members-%e2%80%93-open-season/</link>
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		<title>DCLG select committee report into NPPF</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/12/dclg-select-committee-report-into-nppf/</link>
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		<title>Merry Christmas Mr Pickles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taken from the Dec 2011 edition of Housebuilder magazine.
Stepehen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, sends festive greetings to the communities secretary &#8211; but wishes he was acting quicker on planning reform

I have had this great idea for a DCLG Christmas card.   It features Eric Pickles dressed as Santa Claus, cooking chestnuts on an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/12/merry-christmas-mr-pickles/</link>
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		<title>Planning consent for Cadogan Estate redevelopment in Chelsea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The PPS central London development team secured permission for the Cadogan Estate on Tuesday night (13 December) for a major mixed use redevelopment in Chelsea.  The Royal Borough of Kensington &#38; Chelsea’s Major Planning Development Committee voted 8 to 1 in favour of the proposals for this major new building on a prime site in Sloane [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/12/planning-consent-for-cadogan-estate-redevelopment-in-chelsea/</link>
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		<title>PPS Bulletin: Mary Portas &#8211; the saviour of our high streets?</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/12/pps-bulletin-mary-portas-the-saviour-of-our-high-streets/</link>
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		<title>PPS Group wraps up nuclear power plant consultation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the largest planning consultations ever held in the UK drew to a formal close this week with the submission of EDF Energy’s application, for a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset, to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC).
PPS Group has worked on the Hinkley Point C project for over three years [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/pps-group-wraps-up-nuclear-power-plant-consultation/</link>
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		<title>PPS address Social Housing conference on impact of localism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PPS Group founder and managing director, Stephen Byfield will addresss delegates at the annual Social Housing Law Association conference in London this week. Stephen&#8217;s presentation will focus on the impact of localism and planning reforms on social housing and discuss the planning issues registered providers will face following the introduction of the Localism Act 2011.
For full details of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/pps-address-social-housing-conference-on-impact-of-localism/</link>
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		<title>PPS Bulletin: A new strategy for housing?</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/pps-bulletin-a-new-strategy-for-housing/</link>
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		<title>Localism Act: What will be the impact of statutory consultation?</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ppsgroup.co.uk/blog/2011/11/localism-act-what-will-be-the-impact-of-statutory-consultation/</link>
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