The price of residential development land has risen at its fastest rate for five years as the supply is unable to keep pace with growing demand, research showed.  The average cost of land for residential developments jumped by 11.5% during the year to the end of March, the strongest rate of growth since the first quarter of 2005, according to estate agent Knight

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London City Airport has been dragged, against its better judgment, into a row between protesters against flights and the makers of Red Bull, the energy drink. The latter want to build a mini-aerodrome next to London City to help with an air race they run along the Thames each year

A property developer has been awarded £500 after Powys council moved a family of Gypsies onto land without first obtaining planning consent.....

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The worst problem is lights from roads but security lights, and lights left on overnight at sports grounds and supermarkets are also causing problems.

As concerns grow about interest in science at schools, the British Astronomical Association fear many children

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Plans for a five-star underground hotel at Hersham Golf Club have been submitted today by Claudel Venture Holdings, part of the international leisure company Arkin Group to Elmbridge Borough Council.  The £72m development, designed by international hotel architects ReardonSmith, comprises the construction

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The proposed giant white horse, designed by Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger, will stand on a hill near Ebbsfleet International station.

The £2 million horse will measure up to 164ft in height, and will be the biggest public

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Plans to expand a Kent airport have been backed by councillors despite fears of excessive noise and damage to the environment.  Shepway District Council approved Lydd Airport's plans to build a new terminal and exten......

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Campaigners won a landmark victory at the Supreme Court to save a seafront open space from developers.  A six-year battle by five local residents ended with the local council being ordered by the highest court in the land to register the common as a town or village green. The unanimous decision over the area at Redcar by five Justices is expected to.....

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Plans to encourage householders to make their homes much warmer and cheaper to run have been announced by ministers.  Consumers will be offered long-term loans to install insulation, solar panels or other green technology, which they can repay through

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Plans to build a Welsh dragon statue which would dwarf the Angel of the North have been unveiled.  Waking the Dragon would stand at 210ft, incorporate a culture complex and raise money for a cancer charity, it was reveale.....

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