Planning corruption rife
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0211) 16 March 2002, 29(1)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Police reveal the extent of planning corruption amongst local authorities following the planning scandal at Doncaster council. Yorkshire developer Alan Hughes received a five year sentence for bribing councillors to back a housing development on his land against planning guidelines. During their inquiries, police visited other regions where similar corruption allegations had been made.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Police reveal the extent of planning corruption amongst local authorities following the planning scandal at Doncaster council. Yorkshire developer Alan Hughes received a five year sentence for bribing councillors to back a housing development on his land against planning guidelines. During their inquiries, police visited other regions where similar corruption allegations had been made.