South East
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Bid to prevent sewage treatment scheme fails
BID TO BLOCK SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FAILS. The High Court has refused leave for a conservation group to bring judicial review proceedings over a proposed sewage treatment plant on the…
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Kent all set for £17m speculative warehouse
Kent is set to get the South Easts largest speculative warehouse. AXA Reim and developer dmi Belvedere are planning a £17m shed at Isis Reach, Belvedere.
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BAe to shut four sites
BAe Systems is shutting four sites and considering closing a fifth. Avionics sites at York; Ilford, Essex; Blackburn, Lancashire and an operation in Edinburgh, Scotland, will close.
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Yates plans 25-30 new outlets
Yates Brothers Wine Lodges aims to open another 25-30 outlets this year. It opened 30 last year. It now has 106 Wine Lodges and 11 Ha! Ha! Bars and Canteen…
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Begbroke Science Park opens today
Science minister Lord Sainsbury will open the new Begbroke Science Park today in Oxford. It will focus on materials science and technology.
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Green considers going private
Green Property is weighing up its options including taking the company private. It is also looking at splitting the company into two between its English and Irish assets.
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Woman fails in rent claim for house pending sale
A woman who bought a house in Gillingham, Kent, to refurbish and sell on has failed in her claim to be entitled to £8,100 rent from a friend she allowed…
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Court told council face losses of up to £1.9m
Chichester District Council are locked in a legal dispute with a property company in a bid to overturn a court ruling that they claim could leave them up to £1.9m…
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Local authorities not legally bound to clear snow and ice from roads
In a landmark ruling, the House of Lords today cleared local authorities of a duty to keep roads free from snow and ice.
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English Heritage attacks ‘neglected’ civic buildings
English Heritage’s annual report on Buildings at Risk has slammed local authorities for their lack of care of some of England’s finest civic buildings.
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Appeal court rules on adverse possession claim
A couple from Hockley, Essex, have failed to establish ownership of land in Etheldore Avenue after the Court of Appeal dismissed their claim based on adverse possession.
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Possible legal stumbling block to new Thameslink project
A challenge which could prove to be a legal stumbling block for the forthcoming inquiry into the acquisition of land for the £1bn Thameslink 2000 project, is under way at…