http://planningmatters.co.uk/blog/ © 2006 Echelon Learning Ltd 1440 en-gb http://planningmatters.co.uk/blog/../blog/idx/25232/index.html#e80 It seems I was slightly premature in writing ‘Finis’ to debates on the Planning Bill. The Lords Report stage was longer than I had expected, taking three days and keeping their Lordships up almost to the witching hour on the final day. The Lords will have their Third Reading debate on the 18^th November, with yet more government amendments, no doubt, before the Bill goes back to the Commons. It is beginning to look slightly doubtful as to whether the Bill will receive Royal Assent in time to become the Planning Act 2008. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:08:31 GMT http://planningmatters.co.uk/blog/20081121.html#e80 http://planningmatters.co.uk/blog/../blog/idx/25232/index.html#e179 There seems to be a growing consensus that the net effect of the changes to the GPDO is to make this more complex than the previous version and to throw up more anomalies and interpretational problems than its predecessor. I may well return to some of these later. In the meantime, I propose to continue working my way through the slightly revised provisions. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:08:31 GMT http://planningmatters.co.uk/blog/20081121.html#e179 http://planningmatters.co.uk/blog/../blog/idx/25232/index.html#e233 The High Court has long since had District Registries in larger towns and cities, so that it has been possible for many years to conduct High Court cases right up to and including trial without having to go up to London. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:08:31 GMT http://planningmatters.co.uk/blog/20081121.html#e233