Director Richard Bettridge reflects on the recent parliamentary debate culminating in a partial government U-turn over an amendment to the environment bill. The proposed change places a heavier duty on water companies to demonstrate a reduction in sewerage overspills over a five-year period.
Amid calls for landowners and the farming community to assume a greater role in management of low-risk flood defence works, a Country Land and Business Association (CLA) report has urged the government to provide more guidance for these groups. Motion Director and flood risk expert, Richard Bettridge, explores the merits of a policy framework which
The government has been busy implementing new legislation which is expected to have a significant impact on the planning sector. Whilst much attention is being paid to the White Paper on planning reform, other new law has somewhat been overshadowed, which enables developers to avoid the need for full planning consent for the extension of
