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Planning weekly highlights—31 August 2017

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Published on: 31 August 2017

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National and local planning policy
Responses to Welsh Government’s National Development Framework’s call for evidence published
Planning issues in fracking
Court of Appeal to hear appeal relating to decision to grant fracking permission
Building regulations
House of Commons Library considers building control regimes
Independent review of building regulations and fire safety launched
Highways and rights of way
Court considers whether protesters were on public or private land (Carter-Brown v CPS)
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Article summary

This week’s edition of Planning highlights includes updates on the Welsh National Development Framework’s call for evidence, the latest in the ongoing challenge against Cuadrilla’s right to frack in Lancashire, a briefing paper on building control regimes, the terms of reference for the independent review of building regulations and a court decision considering whether protesters were on public or private land.

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