http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/not-in-my-back-yard/focus/ en clay@kdweb.co.uk Copyright 2010 2010-01-11T13:50:35+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-big-question-is-britain-finally-on-the-brink-of-a-highspeed-rail-revolution-852859.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-big-question-is-britain-finally-on-the-brink-of-a-highspeed-rail-revolution-852859.html#When:16:58:13Z Network Rail yesterday announced it was looking at the feasibility of building five new high-speed main routes out of London to cope with soaring passenger demand. 2008-06-24T16:58:13+00:00 http://www.planningresource.co.uk/bulletins/Planning-Resource-Daily-Bulletin/News/888418/Nimbyism-hardening-Britain/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin http://www.planningresource.co.uk/bulletins/Planning-Resource-Daily-Bulletin/News/888418/Nimbyism-hardening-Britain/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin#When:15:50:31Z Planners face an increasingly difficult struggle to get public acceptance of development projects, according to an annual survey of public attitudes. 2009-03-09T15:50:31+00:00 http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2009/03/10/nimbyism-in-the-west-midlands-is-becoming-a-growth-industry-65233-23103950/ http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2009/03/10/nimbyism-in-the-west-midlands-is-becoming-a-growth-industry-65233-23103950/#When:15:53:13Z It’s official; British attitudes are hardening. NIMBYism, the Not In My Back Yard ethos of protesting against new developments in their surrounding area, is on the increase according to a new piece of research. 2009-03-10T15:53:13+00:00 http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5895980.ece http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5895980.ece#When:15:51:55Z The majority of Not In My Backyard campaigns are against private residential housing schemes, a new survey indicates 2009-03-13T15:51:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/26/nimbys-scotland-renewable-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/26/nimbys-scotland-renewable-energy#When:16:36:14Z Scotland risks being left behind in the race for green technology by an epidemic of nimbyism holding up planning applications and threatening to derail government targets for renewable energy. 2009-04-26T16:36:14+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/12/wind-farm-electricity-london-array http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/12/wind-farm-electricity-london-array#When:16:23:07Z Scheme to build the world's biggest offshore project is approved by backers E.ON, Dong Energy and Masdar 2009-05-12T16:23:07+00:00 http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=274&storycode=3135573 http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=274&storycode=3135573#When:16:48:56Z The end of the property boom has sparked a rise of protests against development. During the property boom developers have squeezed more and more on to their sites to make schemes viable. Now, the nimbys are fighting back and using the internet to bolster their campaigns. 2009-06-03T16:48:56+00:00 http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/new-national-alliance-to-oppose-wind-farms.aspx http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/new-national-alliance-to-oppose-wind-farms.aspx #When:17:09:40Z Thirty local action groups opposed to the siting of wind turbines in their local communities have banded together to oppose what they describe as the "greenwash" of the wind industry. 2009-06-16T17:09:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/08/uk-housing-first-time-buyers http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/08/uk-housing-first-time-buyers#When:17:04:40Z Britain must urgently change its attitude to building new housing if future boom and bust in the sector is to be avoided, a key advisory body warns today. 2009-07-08T17:04:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/12/ecotowns-climate-change-gordon-brown-environment http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/12/ecotowns-climate-change-gordon-brown-environment#When:16:59:40Z An abandoned Norfolk airfield and a cluster of Cornish china claypit villages are to become the first of a controversial new breed of "ecotowns", offering thousands of new homes built within a cutting-edge eco-friendly community.  The decision will be a blow to villagers who have campaigned against new developments at Rackheath, just outside Norwich, and St Austell in Cornwall. 2009-07-12T16:59:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/29/germany-carbon-capture http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/29/germany-carbon-capture#When:12:43:16Z Opposition to the carbon capture plan has contributed to a growing public backlash against renewable energy projects, raising fears that Europe will struggle to meet its low-carbon commitments. Last week, the Danish firm Vestas blamed British "nimbies" opposing wind farms for its decision to close its turbine factory on the Isle of Wight. 2009-07-29T12:43:16+00:00 http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/07/29/getting-over-the-nimby-ism-hurdle/ http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/07/29/getting-over-the-nimby-ism-hurdle/#When:16:27:17Z Wind turbines have long been subject to criticism for ruining beautiful landscapes or creating noise. And local opposition looks like a growing problem for fledgling carbon capture and storage projects, too. 2009-07-29T16:27:17+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223048.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223048.stm#When:16:12:25Z Developers of wind turbines and other energy schemes need to learn to work with - not against - local communities to get their plans approved, according to a new UK government study. 2009-08-30T16:12:25+00:00 http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/ipc-now-open-for-business/5208865.article http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/ipc-now-open-for-business/5208865.article #When:16:37:40Z The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) has started work to an enthusiastic welcome from industry and business bodies.  Chaired by Sir Michael Pitt, the IPC aims to drive down the time taken to process planning applications for large infrastructure projects to a maximum of a year. 2009-10-01T16:37:40+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7648585.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7648585.stm#When:16:56:49Z MPs and peers have returned from the summer recess with the tough prospect of 11 government bills still waiting to complete their passage through parliament. 2009-10-06T16:56:49+00:00 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/beyond-the-backyard-the-nimby-of-today http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/beyond-the-backyard-the-nimby-of-today#When:16:33:12Z These days, the “backyard” in NIMBY has grown so vastly that residents often oppose airplane flight paths, offshore wind and liquefied natural gas terminals. More often it seems that NIMBY activists are simply in it to win it. They speak out, without taking the time to educate themselves with accurate information pertaining to the development at hand. 2009-10-08T16:33:12+00:00 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1171599_outrage_as_400ft_wind_farms_get_green_light http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1171599_outrage_as_400ft_wind_farms_get_green_light#When:17:05:50Z Fifteen 400-foot wind turbines will be built after controversial plans were given the green light. Government inspectors gave the go-ahead for two wind farms near Rochdale and Bacup, despite strong opposition from conservation groups and local planners. 2009-10-14T17:05:50+00:00 http://news.scotsman.com/alternativeenergysources/39Whisky39-wind-farm-rejected-by.5730100.jp http://news.scotsman.com/alternativeenergysources/39Whisky39-wind-farm-rejected-by.5730100.jp#When:17:08:35Z Controversial plans for a giant wind farm straddling the hills between two iconic whisky-making glens on the edge of the Cairngorm National Park have been rejected. Infinergy, a Dutch renewable energy company, had lodged plans to develop a 59-turbine wind farm in the heart of Speyside at Hill of Dorenell on the Glenfiddich Estate near Dufftown. 2009-10-14T17:08:35+00:00 http://business.scotsman.com/wind-power/Nimby--rural-families-.5750405.jp http://business.scotsman.com/wind-power/Nimby--rural-families-.5750405.jp#When:17:02:01Z Rural communities anxious to protect their "chocolate box" scenery are delaying green energy initiatives in the UK, the former deputy prime minister said yesterday. John Prescott has called for councils to be obliged to locate a wind farm in their area. 2009-10-21T17:02:01+00:00 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/23/the-new-nimby-defeating-wind-turbine/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/23/the-new-nimby-defeating-wind-turbine/#When:16:18:16Z Ridgeblade is a fabulous wind-turbine solution from UK based The Power Collective.  It’s very simple: instead of a large standalone windmill-like structure, put a long bladed turbine along the ridge of a building’s roof. 2009-10-23T16:18:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/29/nimbys-housing-house-building http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/29/nimbys-housing-house-building#When:15:14:07Z This year, fewer homes will be built in Britain than at any time since the second world war. Ministers will tell you that it's just a recession thing and that the moment the economy starts to recover they'll get back to delivering 3m homes by 2020 2009-10-29T15:14:07+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm#When:15:29:14Z The government has approved 10 sites in England and Wales for new nuclear power stations, most of them in locations where there are already plants. 2009-11-09T15:29:14+00:00 http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/23/rethinking-nimby.html http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/23/rethinking-nimby.html#When:15:43:34Z NIMBY - Not In My Backyard--is traditionally defined as what happens when people are, generally, in favor of something, but don't want the necessary infrastructure built anywhere they can see it. Bacon is delicious, but you don't want to live next door to a pig farm. Sustainable energy is great, but you don't want a wind turbine mucking up your views. 2009-11-23T15:43:34+00:00 http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/s/1186615_noise_allegations_could_hamper_wind_farm_plan http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/s/1186615_noise_allegations_could_hamper_wind_farm_plan#When:16:07:22Z A storm over noise pollution could throw a spoke in the wheel of a bid for a wind farm on Oswaldtwistle Moor.  German-based wind development firm Energiekontor has finally submitted a planning application to erect a dozen 400 foot high turbines, over two years after first mooting the idea. 2009-12-18T16:07:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/dec/21/planning-applications-local-papers http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/dec/21/planning-applications-local-papers#When:15:55:31Z Local and regional newspapers have been thrown a lifeline after the government decided to safeguard £15m of local advertising.  The advertising, in the form of planning applications, will still have to be published in local and regional papers, the government is due to announce today , despite a review recommending a relaxation of the rules. 2009-12-21T15:55:31+00:00 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4813754.Anger_over_turbines_noise_level_claims/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4813754.Anger_over_turbines_noise_level_claims/ #When:16:03:10Z Campaigners have reacted with anger to allegations that civil servants suppressed warnings over health problems caused by the noise from wind turbines.  The revelation that current limits on wind turbine noise could be too high comes as planning authorities across the North-East and North Yorkshire consider proposals for more wind farms. 2009-12-21T16:03:10+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6968490.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6968490.ece#When:16:17:13Z A high-speed rail line from London to Scotland will cut through swathes of protected countryside under plans to be handed to ministers this week. 2009-12-27T16:17:13+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/03/european-unites-renewable-energy-supergrid http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/03/european-unites-renewable-energy-supergrid#When:15:42:15Z It would connect turbines off the wind-lashed north coast of Scotland with Germany's vast arrays of solar panels, and join the power of waves crashing on to the Belgian and Danish coasts with the hydro-electric dams nestled in Norway's fjords: Europe's first electricity grid dedicated to renewable power will become a political reality this month, as nine countries formally draw up plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Sea. 2010-01-03T15:42:15+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7853756.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7853756.stm#When:15:45:38Z Controversial plans for a line of giant pylons from the Highlands to central Scotland have been approved by the Scottish government. 2010-01-06T15:45:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8444817.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8444817.stm#When:15:40:37Z Controversial plans for a line of giant pylons from the Highlands to central Scotland have been approved by the Scottish government.  The upgraded, 137-mile line will see a network of 600 pylons, some more than 200ft in height, connect renewable power projects to the national grid. 2010-01-07T15:40:37+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8443865.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8443865.stm#When:10:40:15Z Bids for tenders for nine zones around territorial waters and the Continental Shelf were submitted to the Crown Estate, which owns the seabed to a distance of 22.2km off the UK coast. 2010-01-08T10:40:15+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8448203.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8448203.stm#When:15:54:15Z Successful bids for nine new offshore wind farm zone licences within UK waters have been announced. 2010-01-08T15:54:15+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/planning/7004551/Wind-farms-could-blight-one-in-six-beauty-spots.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/planning/7004551/Wind-farms-could-blight-one-in-six-beauty-spots.html#When:16:10:39Z One in six of the UK's officially-designated beauty spots could soon be blighted by wind farms, an investigation has found. 2010-01-16T16:10:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8464707.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8464707.stm#When:16:11:38Z The benefits of major road building schemes in England are being overstated by the government body responsible, a report has said. 2010-01-18T16:11:38+00:00 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/01/28/supermarkets-and-an-ageing-population-look-to-have-done-for-the-old-favourites-91466-25702267/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/01/28/supermarkets-and-an-ageing-population-look-to-have-done-for-the-old-favourites-91466-25702267/#When:12:23:53Z The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) is unable to perform the task it was set, approving planning decisions for big energy and infrastructure projects such as nuclear power stations and high-voltage transmission lines, because the Government has yet to define the legal guidelines it should apply. Insiders say those criteria are unlikely to be approved before the general election and now the Tories have pledged to scrap the agency. 2010-01-28T12:23:53+00:00 http://www.nce.co.uk/news/transport/high-speed-1-extension-is-central-to-blueprint-for-kents-future/5213612.article http://www.nce.co.uk/news/transport/high-speed-1-extension-is-central-to-blueprint-for-kents-future/5213612.article#When:10:54:51Z Five key infrastructure developments were identified as central to Kent’s future regeneration: the extension of the High Speed 1 rail network to as far as Thanet; building a third Thames crossing on the lower Thames; the expansion of Kent International Airport at Manston; high-speed links to Gatwick Airport; and improvements to Dover port. 2010-02-02T10:54:51+00:00 http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/conservatives-vow-to-build-crossrail-and-begin-work-on-high-speed-rail-line/5213680.article http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/conservatives-vow-to-build-crossrail-and-begin-work-on-high-speed-rail-line/5213680.article#When:13:55:10Z Shadow chancellor George Osborne has today pledged that his party will build London’s £15.9bn Crossrail scheme and start work on a north-south high speed rail line should they win the next General Election. 2010-02-04T13:55:10+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/charlesmoore/7167235/Laws-that-stop-an-Englishman-from-having-his-castle-are-insane.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/charlesmoore/7167235/Laws-that-stop-an-Englishman-from-having-his-castle-are-insane.html#When:14:14:58Z Our refusal to allow enough new homes to be built is an attack on future generations, argues Charles Moore. 2010-02-08T14:14:58+00:00 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1249057/VINCE-CABLE-Prince-Charles-newts--castle-s-hope.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1249057/VINCE-CABLE-Prince-Charles-newts--castle-s-hope.html#When:17:05:36Z We want new jobs; but not a factory down the road or a windmill or aircraft noise keeping us awake. We poke fun at NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard – syndrome, but we are all NIMBYs. Planning is about striking a balance between expansion and conservation. There will never be a ‘right’ answer. 2010-02-08T17:05:36+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/6957501/Wind-farms-produced-practically-no-electricity-during-Britains-cold-snap.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/6957501/Wind-farms-produced-practically-no-electricity-during-Britains-cold-snap.html#When:14:42:11Z The noise caused by wind farms can make some people ill, according to experts. The study by a panel of independent experts found that the irritation caused by the noise around wind farms can effect certain individuals. Scientists dismissed the idea of a "wind turbine syndrome" where the vibrations in the air or the particular sound waves from wind turbines cause headaches, nausea and panic attacks. 2010-02-12T14:42:11+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/5837561/People-in-the-countryside-told-to-accept-many-thousands-of-new-wind-turbines.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/5837561/People-in-the-countryside-told-to-accept-many-thousands-of-new-wind-turbines.html#When:14:47:54Z Country residents have been told that they must accept the building of "many thousands" of wind turbines as part of a new green energy strategy. 2010-02-12T14:47:54+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/163100bn-wind-farm-plan-heralds-green-energy-era-1862392.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/163100bn-wind-farm-plan-heralds-green-energy-era-1862392.html#When:14:50:32Z Revolutionary plans for a massive expansion of offshore wind farms have been unveiled in a £100bn project designed to usher in a new era of green energy for Britain. 2010-02-12T14:50:32+00:00 http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article7022971.ece http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article7022971.ece#When:10:55:41Z Planning issues rarely make it above health and education in the policy agenda, but a much-anticipated Conservative Green Paper, due for publication before the end of this month, could change all that. The Tories want planning decisions to be taken locally rather than by central government. 2010-02-18T10:55:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8523000/8523531.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8523000/8523531.stm#When:14:16:50Z A cross-party consensus on plans for a new high speed rail link between London and Birmingham have been stalled after the Conservatives declined an offer from the government to look at the White Paper containing details of the route. 2010-02-22T14:16:50+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/22/regeneration-localgovernment http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/22/regeneration-localgovernment#When:09:45:45Z Local councils would be handed back powers to give them a greater say in stopping out-of-town developments under Tory proposals described by David Cameron as one of the biggest shifts in power in decades. 2010-02-23T09:45:45+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/daveharvey/2010/03/could_a_bigger_airport_actuall.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/daveharvey/2010/03/could_a_bigger_airport_actuall.html#When:13:33:10Z Can expanding Bristol's airport make the city greener? 2010-03-02T13:33:10+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/09/disputes-special-schools-local-residents http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/09/disputes-special-schools-local-residents#When:09:56:58Z Are recent disputes between special schools and local residents indicative of a growing trend in people refusing to live alongside pupils with behavioural problems? 2010-03-09T09:56:58+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/high-speed-rail-chilterns-localism http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/high-speed-rail-chilterns-localism#When:11:40:51Z As the high-speed rail plans prove, the latest Tory attempt to distinguish between the national and the local is essential 2010-03-09T11:40:51+00:00 http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100028959/at-last-someone-makes-the-case-against-localism/ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100028959/at-last-someone-makes-the-case-against-localism/#When:11:42:18Z The decentralisation of power is all very well, he argues. But what about things that are in the interests of the UK as a whole? What if we need a new rail-link, or a new power plant, or a new airport? Would every local council be allowed a veto? 2010-03-09T11:42:18+00:00 http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/02/New_homes_and_jobs_through_Open_Source_Planning.aspx http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/02/New_homes_and_jobs_through_Open_Source_Planning.aspx#When:12:13:26Z The Conservatives have released their Planning Green Paper, 'Open Source Planning'. The paper outlines proposals to use 'open source democracy' and neighbourhood involvement to encourage sustainable development. 2010-03-09T12:13:26+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8561000/8561526.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8561000/8561526.stm#When:09:48:02Z Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Norman Baker and Shaun Spiers from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, discuss how to reconcile the benefits of large national projects with local objections. 2010-03-11T09:48:02+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7057315.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7057315.ece#When:10:10:33Z Britain needs it and can afford it. There is no reason to hold back high-speed rail 2010-03-11T10:10:33+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8561286.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8561286.stm#When:17:19:30Z Plans for a new high-speed rail network, featuring 250mph trains, have been announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis. 2010-03-11T17:19:30+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2010/mar/12/guardian-daily-podcast-high-speed-rail http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2010/mar/12/guardian-daily-podcast-high-speed-rail#When:10:45:39Z Panel discusses proposals to run 250mph trains between London and Birmingham 2010-03-12T10:45:39+00:00 http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page22769 http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page22769#When:16:49:57Z The Government has announced plans for the development of a high speed rail network linking London to Birmingham. 2010-03-12T16:49:57+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/14/councils-nuclear-assessments-bias http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/14/councils-nuclear-assessments-bias#When:10:03:45Z Under new planning rules, energy companies pay local authorities to assess their planning applications, but some councils do not have the resources or expertise 2010-03-16T10:03:45+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/election_2010/article7062508.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/election_2010/article7062508.ece#When:11:08:30Z On the eve of the general election, the writer and rural advocate challenges party leaders on the crisis facing our countryside 2010-03-22T11:08:30+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8588220.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8588220.stm#When:16:28:55Z Campaigners have won a High Court battle over plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.   2010-03-26T16:28:55+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7094237.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7094237.ece#When:09:44:45Z Lord Rotheschild, the financier and a friend of Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, is leading a revolt against government plans for a 250mph railway line that will cut through swathes of the countryside. 2010-04-12T09:44:45+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article7136463.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article7136463.ece#When:08:38:29Z Local planning policies have been enshrined in the Queen’s Speech. Under proposals outlined by the Government yesterday, local councils would be given financial incentives to promote the development of new homes, shops and offices. 2010-05-27T08:38:29+00:00