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COMPASS is a powerful research tool giving planning professionals access to more than 166,000 planning appeals. COMPASS allows you to understand how planning legislation and guidance is interpreted and appeals decided.
Consultants can actively manage their clients' portfolios and renegotiate terms for existing approvals.
Planning officers can anticipate potential arguments presented by consultants.
By identifying relevant precedent-setting appeals, COMPASS can assist you in being more successful, cost effective and time efficient.
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Energy recovery plant unnecessary and premature
22nd February, 2012, Waste PlanningThe secretary of state, following the recovery of an appeal involving an energy recovery facility in Bedfordshire, decided that he could not accept the recommendation of one of his inspector's who favoured granting permission for the development.
Bunds rejected as forming means of enclosure
22nd February, 2012, Waste PlanningOwners of land in Essex failed to overturn an enforcement notice requiring the removal of waste material imported onto the land after an inspector concluded that they were not permitted development.
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