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Investment in planning is key to delivering local climate action

March 24, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

The government’s net-zero strategy must align regional, national and local responsibilities, says the Royal Town Planning Institute in their latest report. … Read More

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SSSI under threat from development

March 11, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Swanscombe Peninsula remains under threat from destruction, despite being declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). SSSI under threat… Read More

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Social landlords launch land brokerage and advisory framework

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Regeneration consultancy AspinallVerdi has been appointed by EN:Procure to their Landsolve 2.0 Framework.  EN:Procure – the specialist procurement arm of… Read More

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New consultation on the future of Manchester’s city centre

January 26, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Manchester City Council is opening up a consultation about the future of the Piccadilly area. The consultation covers discussions of… Read More

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Short-term rentals are causing housing shortages

January 19, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, are causing housing shortages and rent increases, according to new research by the University of… Read More

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Glasgow approves plans to build 4,400 affordable homes

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Glasgow City Council has approved a £469m plan to build 4,400 affordable homes over the next five years. The council’s… Read More

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Plans submitted to improve Manchester’s Acquatics Centre

January 15, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Plans have been set out to invest and improve Manchester’s historic Aquatics Centre. The Aquatics Centre was built in 1999… Read More

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Planning permission granted for new modular home scheme in Bristol

January 7, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Legal & General have been granted planning permission for a major new modular homes scheme in Bristol.  The scheme, which… Read More

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Doncaster eyes £100m housebuilding programme

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Doncaster Council is set to invest £100m in new affordable homes over the next five years, if plans are approved… Read More

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R&D spending in the construction industry rises by a third

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Research and development (R&D) spending by the construction industry has risen by 30.3% in the last two years, according to… Read More

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Birmingham residential scheme nearing completion

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Perry Bar Birmingham residential scheme has reached a significant milestone.  The six-storey building, which will include new apartments and retail… Read More

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New online local plan monitor launches

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Carter Jonas has launched an online platform, which analyses adopted local plans, emerging plans, consultations and housing land supply.  The Live… Read More

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£3m fund to retrofit homes in Leeds

November 11, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Leeds City Council has secured £2.9m worth of funding to retrofit homes across the region.  The funding will be used… Read More

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Worthing set to intervene in stalled Teville Gate development

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Worthing Borough Council is set to make a £12.5m intervention in the long-running saga of the town’s Teville Gate site…. Read More

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Counties warn of ‘strategic planning void’

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Town hall leaders have warned of a ‘planning void’ if the government’s controversial proposals to reform the current system go… Read More

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Nottingham gets new £58.5m college campus

October 20, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Nottingham College has opened a new £58.5m campus.  This is the first project completed in the region by National contractor… Read More

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Breathe life back into cities with a rethink

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Hannah Gillie 0 Comments

City centres shut down in spring, slowly opened in summer, and now many are questioning what role they’ll play in… Read More

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MPs call for placemaking to be at the heart of the NPPF

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called for placemaking to be at the heart of a revised National… Read More

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Progress on Camden’s park in the sky

September 8, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Progress continues on Camden’s new park in the sky.  Charity Camden Highline has spent the last few years designing their… Read More

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Plans to transform Powderhall Stables in Edinburgh

August 28, 2020August 21, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Plans have been submitted to transform Edinburgh’s Powderhall Stables.  Funded by the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund and the… Read More

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