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Government unveils planning grant

9 March 2004

The ODPM allocated £130 million under the planning delivery grant to local authorities on Tuesday 9 March.

South East growth area secures cash bonanza

9 March 2004

Deputy prime minister John Prescott has unveiled a £22 million package of affordable homes, jobs and growth in the South East in the latest round of the sustainable communities plan.

Ethnic minorities in regeneration spotlight

8 March 2004

A new project to encourage London's black and minority ethnic (BME) communities to engage with regeneration projects has been launched.

Southampton spurs city centre flats

8 March 2004

Southampton City Council has rejected plans for a 16-storey block of flats in the centre of the city.

Government urged to launch ports strategy

8 March 2004

Three southern regional planning agencies have joined forces to urge the government to introduce a national ports strategy.

Mayor pressed to fund design skills

29 March 2004

London mayor Ken Livingstone should push for extra resources for the capital's planning departments to boost expertise in urban design, according to a report published last week.

Casebook: Downloading decisions

13 May 2004

Input demanded for Planning Advisory Service

22 April 2004

The government is calling on planners, developers and local authorities to say what areas they most need support in and how the new Planning Advisory Service can help them.

Cash boost to cut Northumberland waste

22 April 2004

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs today approved the allocation of £34 million to the Northumberland authorities for a private finance initiative (PFI) project to cut waste.

Developers successfully prosecuted over tree damage

20 April 2004

Bristol Magistrates Court has ordered property developers Barratts and Kings Oak to pay fines totalling £16,400, after they admitted to charges of wilful damage to trees subject to a tree preservation order. The damage was caused during work on the Imperial Sports Ground Development in Brislington, South Bristol.