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The small matter of consent
The respondent, Christian Braun, had successfully overturned, on appeal to the administrative court, a decision by a planning inspector to dismiss his appeals against a listed building enforcement notice in respect of alterations to the interior of his house. He had also overturned the dismissal of his appeal against the ...
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Government may axe skills card in favour of national ID
Home Office believes Construction Skills Certification Scheme could provide model for a national identity card
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NewsHigh-profile banks start to pull out of PFI funding
Abbey National and Bank of America close PFI teams, leaving the sector open to pension fund investment
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Brown: Planning bill is vital for euro entry
Any delay in introducing the planning bill will undermine the chancellor's attempt to make the housing market less volatile, considered vital before euro entry is reassessed next year
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Housebuilders in buyout spree
Persimmon, Alfred McAlpine and Carillion have all made acquisitions in the past week
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NewsRyder merges with HKS to form superarchitect
Merged group will be one of 10 largest practices in the world, with expected turnover of £130m
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NewsAlsop theatre proposed for Liverpool, capital of culture
Cultural capital of Europe 2008 set to attract £2bn investment, sparking plans for a theatre at Fourth Grace
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Wilson calls for sustainable power in new buildings
Construction and energy minister says it is 'crazy' not to include elements such as solar power and wind turbines
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KPIs set to measure firms' eco-friendliness
The DTI-sponsored Egan body, Construction Best Practice, has unveiled the first set of key performance indicators for the environment
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Emcor sues McAlpine for £1m
M&E contractor Emcor Drake & Scull has issued a High Court writ against Sir Robert McAlpine for £1m in damages after it was thrown off the £140m Dudley hospital PFI project in the West Midlands last December
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Local lowdown
Site managers and QSs can demand fat salaries in Kent and Surrey, where affordable housing is driving the market
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Why I can't shut up
The government is embarking on a monumental folly by backing London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The best we can hope is that the bid fails
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Space is money
A project can be analysed in terms of the fundamental units of space, time and money. And every project has a solution that uses the first to minimise the second and maximise the third. Here's how to find it
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Now for the science bit …
This composite crane's eye view of Zaha Hadid's Wolfsburg Science Centre in Saxony shows that laying a floor has rarely been more complex
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Comme il faut
Beginning work on a construction project in France? Liability for defects is onerous so make sure you avoid a beating by getting properly insured
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Over their dead bodies
If a consultant makes a mess of your project and then goes belly-up, can you claim on its professional indemnity insurance? This is what happened to Galliford