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    <title>Latest Planning and Environmetnal Blog Posts</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Morton Fraser</description>
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      <title>Kicking up a stink: nuisance and the right to protest</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/2279_kicking_up_a_stink_nuisance_and_the_right_to_protest</link>
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        <![CDATA[The highly publicised "Occupy" movement's protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral has been the subject of court action, the City of London v Samede and others, which has a bearing on the law of nuisance]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Restricting Occupancy Restrictions for Housing</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1952_restricting_occupancy_restrictions_for_housing</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Chief Planner has written to all Heads of Planning in relation to the use of planning conditions imposing occupancy restrictions in housing developments.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1952_restricting_occupancy_restrictions_for_housing</guid>
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      <title>Changes to  Permitted  Development  Rights  for planning </title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1907_changes_to_permitted_development_rights_for_planning</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Scottish Government has recently announced that regulations will shortly be  brought into force to amend and extend existing  permitted  development  rights.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1907_changes_to_permitted_development_rights_for_planning</guid>
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      <title>Eliminating the Competition?</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1909_eliminating_the_competition</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Court of Session in Dawn Developments v South Lanarkshire Council has held that a local planning authority's decision not to hear competing planning applications together does not amount to procedural  unfairness.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1909_eliminating_the_competition</guid>
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      <title>New planning circular: the Crichel Down Rules</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1867_new_planning_circular_the_crichel_down_rules</link>
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        <![CDATA[Following on from its recent consultation, the Scottish Government has recently issued Circular 5/2011 setting out the non-statutory guidance known as the Crichel Down Rules.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1867_new_planning_circular_the_crichel_down_rules</guid>
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      <title>Planning appeals: procedural slips and fair cracks of the whip</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1747_planning_appeals_procedural_slips_and_fair_cracks_of_the_whip</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Court of Session has decided that a failure to afford appellants in planning appeals an opportunity to respond to new evidence was contrary to natural justice and a breach of the Planning Appeals Regulations.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1747_planning_appeals_procedural_slips_and_fair_cracks_of_the_whip</guid>
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      <title>When does development begin?</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1728_when_does_development_begin</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Court of Session in Doonin v Scottish Ministers  has provided some useful guidance for developers and planning authorities as to when development has lawfully been “commenced”, which is a grey area in planning law.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1728_when_does_development_begin</guid>
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      <title>New Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations for Scotland</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1688_new_environmental_impact_assessment_regulations_for_scotland</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 came into force in June.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1688_new_environmental_impact_assessment_regulations_for_scotland</guid>
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      <title>Important Update on &amp;quot;Planning Obligations&amp;quot;</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1674_important_update_on_planning_obligations</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Scotland's Chief Planner has written to all Scottish Planning Departments with an important update on the law and practice applicable to 'planning agreements', now known as 'planning obligations'.   

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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1674_important_update_on_planning_obligations</guid>
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      <title>A Compliant Nuisance?</title>
      <link>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1663_a_compliant_nuisance</link>
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        <![CDATA[The English High Court has issued an important judgement on whether compliance with environmental permits can constitute a defence to a claim of nuisance.   

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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.morton-fraser.com/blog/planning_and_environment/1663_a_compliant_nuisance</guid>
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