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oBike's sharing scheme is coming to London to take on the Boris Bike

From this week, a startup from Singapore is becoming the first 'dockless' bike sharing company to launch its cycles in London. In total 400 oBikes have been placed in Tower Hamlets.

Like other bike-sharing schemes, the system allows riders to find, rent, and pay for bikes through a smartphone app. Each 30-minute ride costs 50p plus a refundable deposit of £49, and the bike is unlocked by scanning a QR code printed on its frame

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Tuesday, 11 July, 2017

oBike's sharing scheme is coming to London to take on the Boris Bike

Brownlee brothers

As keen triathletes (well, we did one in 2011 - scroll way down the news items!) we were pleased to see the Brownlee brothers achieve first and second in the ITU World Triathlon Series in their home town of Leeds yesterday, proudly sponsored by Aldi.

Monday, 12 June, 2017

Can S106 be used to restrict residents' parking permits?

The Court of Appeal has agreed with a High Court judgement* that S106 of the T&C Planning Act 1990 cannot be used to preclude residents of new developments from applying for parking permits. They ruled that this was not a planning obligation under the Act, as Section 106 is concerned with “the land” in which a person has a legal interest.

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Tuesday, 06 June, 2017

Can S106 be used to restrict residents' parking permits?

Nursery permission

We were delighted to hear that Midford Road Nursery received planning permission for their new Nursery School at Oldfield Park in Bath yesterday. The Travel Plan proved to be quite complex but permission was granted with no S106 Agreement or obligations and very few conditions which will hopefully enable the Nursery to be open in September as planned.

Tuesday, 30 May, 2017

Three consents for Aldi

Aldi has secured planning permission this week for three new stores in just two days! The sites are in Moreton-in-Marsh, Highbridge and Rodbourne Road, Swindon.

Thursday, 11 May, 2017

Three consents for Aldi

New Government Air Quality plan published for consultation

The Government has today published a draft plan to improve air quality by reducing nitrogen dioxide levels in the UK. The consultation is seeking views on options for reducing nitrogen dioxide in our towns and cities, with measures designed to reduce the impact of diesel vehicles, and accelerate the move to cleaner transport.

Local authorities are already responsible for improving air quality in their area, but will now be expected to develop new and creative solutions to reduce emissions as quickly as possible, while avoiding undue impact on the motorist.

In line with the timetable directed by the Courts the government is seeking views on these proposals in advance of preparing its final plan for publication by 31 July. All final decisions will be taken by the incoming government.
This consultation will run until 15 June. Full details are available here.

Friday, 05 May, 2017

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