Russian tower plans cause alarm Sep 25, 2009
St Petersburg usually has planning restrictions for buildings which are over 100m tall. Announcing a relaxing of these rules for the skyscraper, Saint Petersburg Mayor Valentina Matviyenko said the Okhta project would bring more jobs and building projects to the city. (BBC News -- Europe)
Rural vote swings it for Japan's new leader Sep 1, 2009
But what is missing is concrete ideas for deregulation,'' Professor Curtis said, raising the example of elderly Japanese retiring abroad because of local planning restrictions. Instead of old people going off to Australia or southern Spain, why don't they go to Kyushu. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
No airport, no action: residents up the creek Aug 10, 2009
IT IS known as ''The Ghost of Airports Past'' - a large swathe of prime real estate in south-west Sydney frozen in time by planning restrictions imposed as part of the Badgerys Creek airport plan. Nearly two years after Badgerys Creek was officially dumped as a site for the city's second airport, thousands of hectares in the area remain under aircraft noise zonings. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Plan tells developers to weigh up years of sea change Feb 21, 2009
That section of the act - part 3A - attracted criticism this week when it became clear developers were using it to trump local government planning restrictions on building in bushfire prone areas. However, the Government said there would be no regulatory or statutory requirement for developments to comply with the rising sea level benchmarks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New dawn on horizon for Harris as islanders vote for park status Feb 21, 2009
However, concerns include national park status increasing demand for housing, placing further pressure on young people and those on low incomes, and the perception that it would add another layer of bureaucracy and planning restrictions. Catherine Macdonald, a local councillor, said there was a lot of concern that major, job-creating development could be thwarted by further designations. (Scotsman)
