As our readers will already know, we are keen on the capabilities of bees. Despite the dire puns – which seems to be a regular feature of press releases with an environmental content – we were therefore pleased to see this announcement from Defra. For those keen on direct action, there is guidance about how to get involved, and a reminder that this all fits in to the Government’s national pollinator strategy.

CIL and outline planning consents
Last month, we highlighted a community infrastructure levy (CIL) appeal decision that turned on the CIL indexation allowance where there has been

