Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Destruction of Arcadia: Preview Now

The Adam Room of the Lloyds of London building in the heart of the City was a well chosen venue for Dr Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, to announce his plans for the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Ancient Monuments Act – the legislation that has led to the birth […]

The Perils of Pigs: A Constituent writes

My father Bill Cash MP is not the Member of Parliament for the local Shropshire area. Our local MP is Philip Dunne, the well regarded defence minister, who is popular in Shropshire for his hard work promoting local interests. He has called for the Council’s South Shropshire Planning Committee to make sure they make the […]

Shropshire Superbowl: Historic Houses Association V National Pig Association, and why the NPPF rules must be read closely by the Planning Committee

The NPPF sounds a bit like an American national football players body – rather than the UK’s National Planning Policy Framework. But as I watched the Superbowl on Sunday, I realised that the planning battle over the proposed pig farm in Shropshire next to Upton Cressett is turning out to be a showdown between the […]