South East
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Council fails in bid to lower affordable housing threshold
Spelthorne council has failed in a High Court challenge to the Environment Secretary’s decision that its plans for affordable housing in the area should be watered down.
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Undue influence case in Court of Appeal
First National Bank plc has launched an appeal court challenge to a ruling by Judge Brandt, sitting in Colchester County Court in February 2000, that a woman should not be…
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High Court rules on affordable housing policy
Spelthorne Council have failed in their attempts to introduce requirements for the provision of affordable housing in excess of those set out in government planning circulars.
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Munroe K sells Port Solent leisure scheme
Entrepreneur David Aspin has sold another chunk of the development portfolio he bought from Bae and Arlington five years ago. Munroe K, the company Aspin set up after he left…
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London executive airport wins High Court backing
Plans to upgrade Kents famous Biggin Hill World War II fighter base into a major executive airport for London have won High Court backing.
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A tale of three cities
Plans to mark the millennium by promoting a town to city status has been delayed because of feuding among Cabinet ministers.
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Stick-in-the-mud plant planned for Rolls
BMW’s proposed new West Sussex car plant for Rolls-Royce will be partly sunk into the ground with a moss and turf-covered roof so it blends into the landscape.
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No MBO on the cards for Great Portland
Great Portland Estates has dismissed speculation it is preparing a management buyout. It said it had successfully completed a restructuring that would see it focus on investment and development in…
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Judge gives Biggin Hill airport green light
A judge has paved the way for the former Biggin Hill fighter base, in Kent, to become an executive airport. Bromley council, which owns the site, had objected on noise…
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Council fail in challenge to Biggin Hill airport scheme
The developer of Kents famous Biggin Hill World War II fighter base has succeeded in the latest round of a court battle over plans to upgrade the site into a…
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Council fail to block Barratt development in Ascot
Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council have failed to block a residential development by Barratt Homes Ltd on the site of the former Royal Ascot Hotel after the High Court…
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Simpson Curtis negligence award upheld
The Court of Appeal today upheld a £2.1m High Court damages award against solicitor Simpson Curtis for professional negligence in a property transaction.