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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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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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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 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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Front Page Policy 

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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Front Page Policy 

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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Front Page Policy 

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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Features News Policy 

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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Local Government News Policy 

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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News Policy 

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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Features Policy 

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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Features Housing Policy 

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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Environment News Policy 

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

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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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Features Housing Policy 

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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Policy 

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

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Policy 

Unravelling the tangled web of local authority planning

September 24, 2018November 3, 2018 Sam Dewar 0 Comments All articles

DPA Planning’s director Sam Dewar explains why the private sector needs to better appreciate the current parlous state of local… Read More

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