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Liverpool shopping centre gets ‘green wall’

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

A living ‘green wall’ has been installed on the exterior of St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool. Spanning 65 metres… Read More

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Features News 

£1bn Purfleet-on-Thames regeneration plans unveiled

May 19, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

New images have been released of the £1bn regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames. Purfleet Centre Regeneration Limited (PCRL), a joint venture between… Read More

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Environment Front Page News 

£260m Gateshead Quays plans submitted

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Developers have submitted a planning application for the £260m redevelopment of Gateshead Quays. The proposed development will include a 12,500… Read More

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News Policy 

Liverpool FC puts Anfield plans on ice

May 3, 2020May 11, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Liverpool Football Club will delay its regeneration plans for Anfield due to the coronavirus pandemic. The club began a two-stage… Read More

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Front Page Local Government News 

Scunthorpe moves forward with regen plans

May 2, 2020May 5, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Ten projects that are being developed as part of a major investment programme into Scunthorpe will go ahead, North Lincolnshire… Read More

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Policy 

Liverpool looks to Beatlemania for latest regen plans

March 10, 2020June 9, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

A regeneration masterplan that will amplify Liverpool’s rich musical heritage has been approved. On Friday (March 6) Liverpool City Council’s… Read More

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Front Page News 

Major Liverpool regen plans set to be approved

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Major regeneration plans in Liverpool city centre are set to be approved by councillors this week. A report will be… Read More

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Features News 

First phase of Mayfield regeneration gets green light

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Manchester City Council has approved the first phase the £1.4bn regeneration of Mayfield in Manchester city centre. The regeneration project… Read More

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Features News 

Bristol council unveils Temple Island regeneration plans

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The regeneration of Bristol’s disused Temple Island will lead to over 500 new homes and 1,500 new jobs, according to… Read More

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Features Housing 

London Fire Brigade gets green light for redevelopment plans

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Plans to turn the London Fire Brigade’s headquarters into housing, a museum and office space have been approved. Last month,… Read More

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Features Front Page 

Liverpool council to buy vast dockland site for £1

September 30, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Liverpool City Council will buy 55,000 sq metres of dockland from Homes England for £1. Councillors are expected to approve the… Read More

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Front Page Policy 

We need to embrace to potential of neighbourhood planning

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Proper neighbourhood planning can bring communities together and inspire exciting regeneration projects, writes Tony Burton, convenor of Neighbourhood Planners.London. It’s… Read More

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Features Local Government 

Leeds United to buy former school site from council

September 19, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Leeds City Council has agreed to sell the site of the Matthew Murray High School in Holbeck to Leeds United… Read More

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Front Page News 

Court of Appeal upholds housing planning refusal on air quality grounds

September 16, 2019September 13, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The Court of Appeal yesterday (September 12) upheld a planning permission refusal on air quality grounds for 330 homes in… Read More

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Front Page News 

Campaigners warn against ‘steady destruction’ of Southwark’s historic buildings

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

A planning proposal that involves gutting a Victorian warehouse to build a 17 storey glass office block in Bermondsey, South… Read More

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Front Page News 

Plans for historic Wigan Pier submitted

May 1, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Step Places has submitted its plans to transform the historic Wigan Pier to Wigan Council. If passed, the development will… Read More

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Environment Features Housing 

It’s time to make sustainable development the norm

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Environmental issues can cause major impacts on development timescales and costs. Charlie Knox, director of environmental and sustainability at building… Read More

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Front Page Housing News 

‘UK’s biggest’ regeneration project approved in Nottingham

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Outline plans to develop the high-profile 40-acre former Boots Island site in Nottingham were approved yesterday (April 17). Plans for… Read More

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Features Housing 

Green light for 320-home Newark development

April 15, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The Yorke Drive housing estate in Newark has been granted planning permission for masterplan proposals that will see 320 new… Read More

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Environment News 

UK’s first plastic waste to hydrogen plant proposed

April 10, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The UK’s first plastic waste to hydrogen plant could be built in Cheshire. The plant would use Distributed Modular Gasification… Read More

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