Research Briefing
Publicity for planning application
This note describes the statutory publicity requirements before a planning application can be determined.
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Research Briefing
National Planning Policy Framework
The Government published the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPFF) on 27 March 2012. It replaced almost all planning guidance immediately, although planning authorities have twelve months in which to get their plans adopted.
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Research Briefing
Business run from home
This note explains the circumstances in which businesses run from home require planning consent
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Research Briefing
Food Security – UK Policy
This note deals with UK Government policy on food security in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Agriculture – Overview
This note contains short notes on major topics along with links to further material
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Research Briefing
Allotments
This note covers issues arising from allotment gardens, including what happens when developers want to build on the site
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Research Briefing
Battery hens
Unenriched battery cages were widely used to keep laying hens until 2012. This note covers law, welfare issues and the EU ban on this practice, and the new requirment for enriched cages.
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Research Briefing
Olympic Games and Regeneration
This note discusses the regeneration potential of the London Olympic Games
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Research Briefing
Food labelling nutrition – voluntary schemes
This note covers the Food Standards Agency's voluntary system of nutritional labelling and the alternative system favoured by manufacturers
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Research Briefing
Origin Marking of Food
The note explains the EU scheme allowing some regional food names to be protected from use by producers outside the region.
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Research Briefing
Councillors and planning applications
This note covers rules for local authority councillors who determine planning applications
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Research Briefing
Localism Bill: Planning
This note highlights some important issues in the planning part of the Localism Bill as it completed its Commons stages and went to the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Energy Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report
This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Energy Bill. It complements Library Research Paper 11/36 (Energy Bill) prepared for the Commons Second Reading.
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Research Briefing
Hill Farm Support
This note describes how hill farmers are to be rewarded for their environmental contribution, rather than compensated for difficult conditions
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Research Briefing
Overfishing and fisheries policy 2005-
This note summarises some reports claiming that fish are being caught at an unsustainable rate, and describes the policy response.
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