Development Management & Enforcement

Parts of the planning system in Wales are ineffective, fail to connect with communities and are weak on enforcement, AMs on the Welsh Assembly Senedd’s Public Accounts Committee have concluded.

The latest annual review published by the Scottish Government’s Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) has highlighted improvements in performance, with 82 per cent of appeals decided within the target period during 2019/20 compared with 74 per cent over the preceding 12 months...

The Labour Party has written to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in the House of Commons, Kathryn Stone, asking her to conduct an investigation into whether housing secretary Robert Jenrick has breached the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament.

Proposals for a vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland, proposed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has been approved by members of the Highland Council in line with the recommendation of officials. The decision is now being reviewed by Scottish ministers.