Public Accounts Committee launches five new inquiries

Public spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has set itself up for a busy period between now and at least the summer parliamentary recess in July with the announcement that it will be holding inquiries into a range of major infrastructure projects.

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Court of Appeal rejects planning judicial review application

The Court of Appeal has supported a High Court ruling that it was was right to reject a judicial review that turned on whether a planning reserved matters application had been lawfully made.

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England’s first Land Use Framework launched

Government has published England’s first Land Use Framework that is says shows how through smarter planning and the right data and tools, communities, farmers, landowners and developers can make informed decisions about land use.

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Wimbledon tennis expansion gets High Court support

Plans to almost treble the size of the Wimbledon tennis site have been boosted by a High Court ruling the development was not restricted by land-use rules.

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Chancellor allocates funds to remove blocks to major projects

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced £2.3 billion of funding for major regeneration and development projects. Most of the funding will go to regional mayors in the north of England.

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Northern Ireland contractor fined after death of subcontractor

Contractor FP McCann Limited was fined £110,000 at Antrim Crown Court after pleading guilty to a health and safety offence that led to the death of a subcontractor.

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Government wants nuclear contracts examined in drive for time and cost savings

The government has today (13 March) published its response to the recommendations of John Fingleton’s Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce, taking forward all of the taskforce’s recommendations and publishing an implementation plan.

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Scottish utilities unite to deliver record infrastructure investments

Major utilities operators in Scotland - ScottishPower, SSE, Scottish Water and Openreach – have joined up to set out their collective ambitions for a record Scottish infrastructure investment. 

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Consultation on plans to speed up electricity network connections process

The government has launched a consultation on proposals to use powers under the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 to reform the process for managing demand-side connections to the electricity network to accelerate electricity network connections to meet strategic demand.

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