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Buildings could be left in a ‘unsatisfactory condition’ when PFI deals end

June 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Schools and hospitals built under controversial Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deals could be returned to public hands in a ‘unsatisfactory… Read More

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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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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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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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How places can shape a sustainable future

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Edward Nash 0 Comments

In an era characterised by ‘turbulence’ and ‘disruption’, climate change has become an issue that local authorities can no longer… Read More

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Ensuring sustainable travel is at the heart of new developments

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

TPS board member, James Gleave, asks us to consider sustainable travel in the phasing of development. He explores the challenges;… Read More

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Why transport planning is vital to improving air quality

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Nichola Egan 0 Comments

Nichola Egan, an Air Quality Consultant at AECOM, writes that it’s up to transport planners to put forward solutions to… Read More

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“World’s first” as EV charge points to be built on every new home

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Electric vehicle (EV) charge points will be built on every new UK home and office building with a car parking… Read More

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Consistency and compromise: the key to unlocking new development approval?

June 21, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Community engagement is an absolutely essential part of the planning process and developers must always be willing to compromise, writes… Read More

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Transport should be better integrated within housing developments, says report

February 18, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Economic and social benefits are being lost in new housing developments due to a lack of sustainable transport funding, according… Read More

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Austerity stopping planners from serving public, study finds

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Chris Ogden 0 Comments austerity, planning, royal town planning institute, rtpi

Austerity’s effect on planning has been laid bare by a new study which outlines how it has eroded planners’ ability… Read More

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Minimum floor space requirement should be removed, says think tank

January 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Asian super-cities such as Hong Kong and Tokyo are famous for their cramped living quarters, but now a think tank… Read More

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Permitted development rules ‘exacerbating’ housing crisis, LGA says

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Permitted development rules allowing offices to be converted into housing without planning permission are exacerbating the nation’s housing affordability crisis… Read More

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Where now for planning?

November 23, 2018December 3, 2018 Sam Dewar 0 Comments

On the eve of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) being adopted, Sam Dewar, director at DPA Planning,… Read More

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How data could democratise the broken housing market

November 23, 2018November 27, 2018 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

DemoDev is a Birmingham-based project which utilises land registry data to identify small plots of council-owned land that could be… Read More

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Developers accused of ‘gobbling up’ Green Belt

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

The Green Belt is being ‘eroded at an alarming rate’ with plans to build 460,000 homes on land that will… Read More

Housing Policy

Councils call for change in ‘affordable housing’ definition

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Council leaders have called for a change to the definition of ‘affordable housing’ in order to tackle low numbers of… Read More

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How to solve a problem like affordable housing

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Nick Belsten 0 Comments

Nick Belsten of Indigo Planning discusses how to solve one of the key issues in today’s society – the provision… Read More

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Minister backs calls to improve reputation of PPP schemes

November 20, 2018 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Minister for Local Government Rishi Sunak has backed efforts from regeneration firm U+I to improve the damaged reputation of public-private… Read More