Articles

Planning & Environmental articles:

• 14 Jul 2011
  Can the Courts Vary Your Lease?
  There has recently been some discussion as to how, and to what extent, the Lands Tribunal can vary the terms of leases. Here, Hugh Angus, a Partner specialising in real estate, looks at some key cases, and provides a few useful tips for commercial landlo
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• 12 Nov 2010
  Considering Hibernation?
  At this time of year, many of us might feel inclined to avoid the cold dark winter months by going into hibernation – and that’s exactly what the lucky bat species are doing.
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• 7 Jul 2010
  Planning And Climate Change: Domestic Generation Of Electricity
  Scotland has some of the most ambitious climate change targets in the world.
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• 14 Jan 2010
  Planning and renewable energy technology
  The law is to change next month to allow certain microgeneration equipment to be built without planning permission.
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• 7 Dec 2009
  Proposed approach for Planning Advice Notes Published
  As part of the modernisation of the planning system, the Government has published its proposed approach towards planning advice notes.
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• 7 Dec 2009
  New Notification Requirements now in Place
  The changes brought in by the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 have almost been fully implemented, with several pieces of secondary legislation entering into force on 3 August 2009. One of which relates to new notification requirements.
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