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    Pennycook directs Three Rivers to revise draft local plan

    Advantage Wimbledon in expansion court battle

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    Local plan for Portsmouth submitted to Planning Inspectorate

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    Government names seven new town locations up for consideration

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    Appeals round-up: 500 homes approved | Chichester solar farm | Anaerobic digester

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    Legal briefs: Asylum court defeat | Charity faces costs | National Park dispute

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    England round-up: Land Use Framework | London’s infrastructure | Oxford development corporation

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    Wales round-up: Cardiff estate regeneration | Tall building approval | Lottery funding for nature

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