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EDITORIAL: Rural-urban fringe is a priceless resource

30 January 2004

The rural-urban fringe has always been one of the most sensitive locations for planners. One only has to think of the popularity of green belt policy to understand how important the land at the edge of towns is, both for people living in the surrounding countryside and for city dwellers who see it as a ready source of tranquillity and recreation.

OPINION: Fyson on ... diplomacy and doublespeak in quest for votes

30 January 2004

Deputy prime minister John Prescott's swing through the north of England last week drummed up support for the vote on the establishment of elected regional assemblies. His leading argument is that they will make the north a better place to do business. They will need to, because the three regions involved - the North West, the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber - cannot expect to achieve an environmental or housing transformation unless their economies pick up and job opportunities to match those found further south are created.

GUMMER ON: Lack of joined-up thinking on airport growth

30 January 2004

The government's plans for airport expansion have come in for a great deal of criticism. This was inevitable, as the nimby voices are always the loudest. In this case there are also strongly-held environmental concerns that deserve to be heard. But the planning issues that deserve more consideration than the strident headlines and special pleading admit have been missed.

Review highlights need to stamp out exclusion

30 January 2004

The 2000 rural white paper is on the right track despite doubts about some issues, Rosie Niven finds.

ANALYSIS: Paying the price for quality

30 January 2004

Far higher fees are needed for planning applications if councils are to cover service costs, warns Marino Donati.

SCOTTISH NEWS: Regeneration funds sought in Fraserburgh

30 January 2004

A masterplan is being prepared to guide the regeneration of Fraserburgh town centre.

SCOTTISH NEWS: Edinburgh grants city toll exclusion

30 January 2004

Edinburgh councillors are ignoring expert advice and pressing ahead with plans to grant city residents partial exemption from the capital's proposed road tolls (Planning, 23 January, p6).

BUSINESS BRIEF: Pro Vision has been appointed ...

30 January 2004

Pro Vision has been appointed to co-ordinate an environmental impact assessment for the first phase of a development at Lydney in the Forest of Dean. The company has helped secure the allocation of land for housing and open space and has been working on the project since the scheme was created.

BUSINESS BRIEF: Llewelyn Davies has been appointed ...

30 January 2004

Llewelyn Davies has been appointed to produce a masterplan for the Bath Western Riverside project. The commission follows the approval of supplementary planning guidance for the project last July. The scheme aims to create a high-density mixed-use development including homes and leisure facilities on a 20ha site in the west of the city.

BUSINESS BRIEF: Faber Maunsell has been commissioned ...

30 January 2004

Faber Maunsell has been commissioned to provide design advice for Ikea on infrastructure improvements at a store in Cardiff. The work involves co-ordinating a section 278 agreement with Cardiff County Council, converting a roundabout to a signal-controlled junction and developing a signage strategy for highway proposals. The firm has also been appointed by the Forth Estuary Transport Authority to inspect and evaluate the main cables of the Forth Road Bridge.