Tag Archives: Planning

Planning Bill

Lord Soley 10/11/2008 – 1:35 pm

There was an important debate on the Planning Bill last Thursday. The Conservatives had put down an amendment that would have taken the final say away from the Infrastructure Planning Commission – a proposed new independent body that would deal with major infrastructure programmes. Instead the final say would be with the government and Parliament. I have argued for some years that planning is a […]

The House Resumes on Monday

Lord Soley 02/10/2008 – 5:28 pm

The House resumes next Monday with the first day in committee of the Planning Bill. This is an important measure that will allow a quicker resolution of major planning issues. There is opposition to the Bill but it is worth remembering that the Terminal Five planning process took over five years and cost the taxpayer millions of pounds. We were also unable to get the high speed rail link through t […]