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The Politics of Waste
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Over the next few years, Britain will need to make a rapid change from waste management based on landfill to using other forms of disposal. This will require the construction of many new facilities. One of the problems facing waste management authorities is the delay in getting these facilities through the planning process. This document looks at how this problem has arisen and how it may be tackled.
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Materials Recycling Week, May 18 2007
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Increased pressure on local authorities and tough legislation should be fuelling growth in the waste industries that provide an alternative to landfill.
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Press Release: Planning Problems, 9 May 2007
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Planning problems could cause delays in implementation of government waste policy unless there is better engagement with stakeholders.
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Scottish election results signal delays, and a 'BLACK HOLE OF INEXPERIENCE' on Council Planning Committies, Developers warned.
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The Scottish election results could prove problematic for developers seeking planning consent, with possible delays in decision making unless more thorough, early consultation with political stakeholders and the community is conducted. This is according to PPS Group in Scotland, who advise clients on some of the largest developments in the country.
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Local Government Elections 2007
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The 2007 Scottish local elections have led to the most fundamental change in political power in Scotland's town and city halls in modern history.
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Scottish Parliament Elections 2007 - The National Picture
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Planning Resource - Scottish Parliament Elections 2007 (PPS analysis)
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Planning consultancy PPS gives an analysis of last week's Scottish national election results.
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Scottish Parliament Elections 2007 - The National Picture
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Winners and losers The 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament produced the expected national swing – around 6% - from Labour to the SNP. After two dramatic days of counting, the SNP eventually became the largest party with 47 seats compared to Labour’s 46.
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Best companies survey 2007 shows PPS group in top 20 small companies to work for in the UK
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PPS Group has been named as number 16 in a league table of the best small companies to work for in the UK in the prestigious, rigorous and highly competitive Sunday Times Best Companies Awards.
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Tipped for the Top
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Consultants at PPS group are good at giving advice – but one of their hottest tips is to come and work for the company. The public affairs consultancy’s highest score was for staff strongly recommending a job there, with a positive total of 91%.
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Internet could help deliver waste planning success (03.11.06)
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Planning experts said today that the internet could be a key tool in speeding up the development of new waste processing infrastructure.
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PPS expands team across network
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PPS Group, the leading public affairs and community consultation agency in the UK property sector, has made a series of new appointments in the latest phase of its rapid expansion.
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The times are a changin’
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The growing role of public consultation in the urban design and planning process is now a nationwide issue. Programmes around the country will have to meet enhanced expectations and stand up to close scrutiny. Richard Evans discusses the current ‘scene’.
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Getting to grips with the new Planning Act
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The new Planning Act, which came into force last year. Seeks to involve the
local community in both planning policy and planning application decisions.
Richard Evans, who heads up the South West & Wales office of PPS (Local &
Regional) Ltd, looks at what this means for property developers.
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