In the news this morning, new plans are out for consultation that will require developers to deliver a ‘biodiversity net gain’ when building new housing or commercial development.
Also on the agenda, Mike Ashley is set to clash with MPs over the Government’s support for the UK’s battered high street today after demanding a meeting in Westminster.
Elsewhere, John Whittaker is reported to have been forced to restructure his intu shareholding twice amid pressure from lenders and a Leeds-based planning director has called on women to turn up to industry events en masse in protest against male dominated networking functions.
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