Today's entry reports on the first general extension to categories of nationally significant infrastructure project.

With the dust settling on the General Election and with everyone starting to get used to the idea of the Conservatives operating as a minority government, it is time to think about how public affairs should operate.

This is entry No.34, first published on 29 March 2011, of a blog on public bodies reform.

Yesterday (1 December) saw the 3rd day's debate in committee on the Bill but relatively little progress.

This is entry No.16, first published on 12 January 2011, of a blog on public bodies reform.

Today's entry reports on the race to be the first project to emerge from the Planning Act regime.

When the Coalition Government came to office there was a good deal of head scratching by politicians, commentators and lobbyists alike about what this new, for Westminster, style of government would mean.

Today's entry reports on the publication of a revised Waste Water National Policy Statement, and the end of consultation on the Thames Tunnel.

There has been much publicity over the announcement by Theresa May that the UKBA is to be no more.

Since April 2011 a court rule referred to as a pre-application protocol has made provision for people to attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting before commencing financial proceedings or proceedings in respect of children.

Lord McAlpine's decision to use the full force of the law to pursue those who made false statements about him on Twitter could change the nature of social media forever.

Most of those who acquire works of art are happy to enjoy them for their aesthetic value. However, beyond that visual appeal there can lie hidden histories that may add interest and value, or cause all kinds of trouble.

Today's entry reports on Lord Carnwath's speech at the first NIPA annual dinner.

Today's entry reports on a delay to the results of the light touch review of Planning Act guidance documentation.

During recent excavation work for Crossrail, the Museum of London Archaeology uncovered fourteen skeletons lying in carefully laid out rows on the edge of Charterhouse Square in Farringdon, London.

In the recent unreported County Court case of Williams and Another v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd 2017, Network Rail was held liable for their failure to take reasonable steps to prevent Japanese knotweed...

Today's entry reports on the Environment Secretary's suggestion to offset environmental harm from infrastructure developments.

This is entry number 161, first published on 7 September 2010, of a blog on the implementation of the Planning Act 2008.

The Government's proposed blanket policy to allow office space to be converted into residential use to speed up the process of conversion will not be the panacea to solve the housing shortage problem says Andrew Smith, Real Estate partner.

A report on the revocation of the last three regional strategies, nearly three years after the government first attempted to get rid of them.