BCSC Policy http://www.bcsc.org.uk/policy.asp Latest policy news from BCSC us-en Copyright 2011, BCSC 23/05/2013 21:56:33 20 BCSC http://bcsc.org.uk/rss/images/bcsc.gif http://www.bcsc.org.uk 88 31 BCSC Shaping Retail Property BCSC To Criticise Failure To Revalue Business Rates At BIS Select Committee http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=461 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT BCSC will present evidence on the crippling effect of business rates to the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee inquiry into the UK Retail Sector. BCSC response to MRF Regulations consultation http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=454 Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT BCSC response to the Consultation on Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) Regulations for Insertion into Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2013. BCSC Written Evidence to BIS Select Committee Inquiry http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=439 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Read BCSC's comments on industry trends, implementation of the Portas Review, regulation and costs, planning and TIF. Westminster Brief - Issue 21, Apr 2013 http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=437 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Westminster Brief - Issue 21, Apr 2013 [16/04/2013] 2013 Budget; Property taxation and Portas Pilots; BCSC in Westminster; Extended Sunday trading hours; Cutting Carbon, Cutting Costs; BCSC Retail Property Statistics. BCSC Written Evidence to BIS Select Committee Inquiry http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=440 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Read BCSC's comments on industry trends, implementation of the Portas Review, regulation and costs, planning and TIF. BCSC Comments on Budget http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=427 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT In response to today’s Budget, Edward Cooke, BCSC Director of Policy, comments. BCSC Budget Submission 2013 http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=431 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT BCSC has highlighted that local authorities are still not planning ahead sufficiently and proactively for future retail investment to the detriment of local infrastructure projects, in its submission to the government ahead of the forthcoming Budget. BCSC Budget Submission 2013 http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=420 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Councils still not planning for future retail investment BCSC Response: Electricity Demand Reduction Consultation on Options http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=409 Thu, 7 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT BCSC welcomes the EDR consultation to look at ways to overcome the significant barriers to tapping into the full energy efficiency potential for the non-domestic sector. BCSC Response: Electricity Demand Reduction Consultation on Options http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=408 Thu, 7 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT BCSC welcomes the EDR consultation to look at ways to overcome the significant barriers to tapping into the full energy efficiency potential for the non-domestic sector. BCSC response to Judicial Review (JR) Consultation http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=399 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Read BCSC's response to the Ministry of Justice consultation. BCSC response to Judicial Review (JR) Consultation http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=398 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Read BCSC's response to the Ministry of Justice consultation. Green For Growth - An open letter to The Chancellor of the Exchequer http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=393 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Read the open letter from industry bodies including BCSC, prompted by Building Magazine’s <i>Green for Growth</i> campaign. Westminster Brief - Twentieth Issue, Dec 2012 http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=384 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Autumn Statement; Business Rates; Energy Demand Reduction; Revaluation Postponement; Multi-channel Retailing; Community Engagement BCSC Policy Update http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=375 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT December 2012 update now online Briefing note: Growth and Infrastructure Bill: clause 22 postponement of revaluation http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=372 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Position paper outlines significant concerns over the way in which Government has decided to revalue commercial property 2 years later than had been planned. Briefing note: Growth and Infrastructure Bill: clause 22 postponement of revaluation http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=371 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Position paper outlines significant concerns over the way in which Government has decided to revalue commercial property 2 years later than had been planned New-build Empty Property Rate Exemptions http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=364 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT BCSC comments on the Government's decision to make new-builds exempt from empty property rates ‘Town Centres First’ Planning Policy Failing http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=354 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Government’s promises to put Town Centres First are not being kept by local cash-strapped councils BCSC Autumn Statement Submission http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=360 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT BCSC puts forward proposals for consideration ahead of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement on 5 December. BCSC Autumn Statement Submission http://www.bcsc.org.uk/RSS_Item.asp?Item_ID=359 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT BCSC puts forward proposals for consideration ahead of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement on 5 December.