All articles by Michael Lee-Wright

  • Rising levels: the levy could be used to provide increased funds for large infrastructure works, such as flood defences
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    Planning: if the levy breaks ...

    11 December 2009

    The community infrastructure levy is due to come into force next year, but there are obstacles in its way

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    Q&A

    21 December 2001

    The local planning authority (LPA) has asked for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a mixed-use commercial development scheme, but our proposals are only in outline and we cannot submit details at this stage. Do we have to design a detailed scheme in order to get planning permission? ...

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    Waste watchers

    4 February 2000

    The waste management industry must comply with a glut of EC-driven regulations, but without incentives companies may become unscrupulous

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    Assessing outline applications

    6 August 1999

    Planning The 1999 Environmental Assessment Regulations may have gone a long way to clarify the rules in this area, but they have still left unresolved the problem of outline applications.