Government Estate sustainability standards
criticised
This Report,
'Building
for the Future: Sustainable Construction and Refurbishment on the Government
Estate' (HC 174), examines the extent to which construction of Government
buildings is meeting sustainability targets.
Nuclear power stations “have role to play”
This publication,
'Meeting
the Energy Challenge - A White Paper on Nuclear Power’ (Cm. 7296), sets out
the Government's decision taken in response to the May 2007 consultation paper,
'Meeting
the Energy Challenge: A White Paper on Energy’ (Cm. 7124 2006-07).
Planning Bill published
The
‘Planning Bill’ (HCB 11) is a Bill to
streamline and improve the planning regime, introducing a single consent regime
for major infrastructure projects, establishing an independent Infrastructure
Planning Commission, and including further measures to improve the Town and
Country Planning System.
Planning system shake-up proposed
'Planning
for a Sustainable Future - White Paper (Cm. 7120)' sets out the
Government's detailed proposals for the reform of the planning system, in light
of the recommendations made by the
Barker
Review of Land Use Planning and the
Eddington
Transport Study.
Barker calls for shake-up of planning laws
The Barker Review finds that the planning system affects
our quality of life, from the quality of the urban environment to our homes,
our jobs and our access to the countryside.
The purpose of Barker Review
was to consider how, in the context of globalisation and planning reforms,
planning laws can revised to deliver economic growth while ensuring sustainable
development.
West Coast Main Line unable to sustain passenger
growth
The NAO finds that the West Coast Main Line may not be able
to sustain passenger growth within 10 years despite a £8.6bn investment.
This report examines how effectively the Strategic Rail Authority/Department
for Transport and Network Rail turned around the West Coast programme between
2002 and 2006.