BBC News - Wales economy growing slowly, says CBI's Emma Watkins

BBC News - Wales economy growing slowly, says CBI's Emma Watkins: "NewBuy would have enabled people to get high loan-to-value mortgages, and supported the building of 3,000 homes."

I doubt that very much.

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Welsh councils face significant cuts to services following Treasury spending review, the WLGA has warned - Wales Online

Welsh councils face significant cuts to services following Treasury spending review, the WLGA has warned - Wales Online:

Why don't the people who use leisure centres and libraries pay the full cost for the service provided.

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Port Talbot is most affordable place in Britain to buy a house - Wales Online

Port Talbot is most affordable place in Britain to buy a house - Wales Online:

Will they be trapped there forever and will the influx push house prices up?

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Bid to build 7,500 new affordable homes by 2016 gets fresh boost from ministers - Wales Online

Bid to build 7,500 new affordable homes by 2016 gets fresh boost from ministers - Wales Online:

Many builders have gone to the wall, literally.

There are insufficient land allocations in LDPs.

Siop siafins

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Invalid Planning Agreements – Secretary of State’s decision quashed because the s.106 wasn’t a s.106. « thedavidbrockblog

Invalid Planning Agreements – Secretary of State’s decision quashed because the s.106 wasn’t a s.106. « thedavidbrockblog:

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Very interesting and a lesson for all concerned, for my sins I took a dislike to the way some LPAs impose local occupancy restrictions via S106 and now spend half my time taking them apart, sometimes with the assistance of a planning inspector who in my opinion should engage a lawyer such as yourself.

Is an occupancy restriction a planning obligation?

Are price and tenure controls a planning obligation?

Would anybody like to read some of the agreements I am sent by owners who struggle to sell or buy these dwellings?

Middle England prepares for planning war over new developments - Telegraph

Middle England prepares for planning war over new developments - Telegraph: "Figures obtained by The Telegraph show that since the changes were published, the number of homes being granted planning permission has jumped by a quarter in England on the previous year, but fallen in Scotland and Wales, where the changes do not apply."

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BBC News - Carmarthenshire blogger loses libel case against council chief

BBC News - Carmarthenshire blogger loses libel case against council chief: "In a statement Mr James said: "Councils and other public bodies accept that they are open to legitimate criticism, but this cannot extend to... unlawful harassment and unfounded allegations of wrongdoing by its officers.""

We shall see what we shall see.

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