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Business Briefs: Gillespies wins prize for excellence

23 July 2004

Urban design practice Gillespies has won a prize for excellence in the Congress for the New Urbanism charter awards in Chicago, USA. The firm's public realm projects for Grainger Town in Newcastle and Glasgow city centre were praised for fostering a unique sense of place and attracting businesses and residents while also reducing traffic.

Business Briefs: Masterplan for residential development in Bowthorpe

23 July 2004

A masterplan for a residential development in Bowthorpe, west Norwich, is to be drawn up by Mouchel Parkman for Norwich City Council. The 30ha Three Score site is a long-standing allocation in the council's local plan and the last remaining greenfield site earmarked for development. The masterplan will be based on a detailed planning brief already adopted by the council for around 1,000 homes, a primary school, a local centre and support services.

Business Briefs: Mott MacDonald reappointed by Highways Agency

23 July 2004

Mott MacDonald has been reappointed by the Highways Agency to provide advice on the use of variable message signs (VMS) on England's motorways and trunk roads. The project forms part of an ongoing investment in VMS to display information to motorists to deliver safe roads and reliable journeys. Mott MacDonald will prepare information explaining the use of VMS and advise on displaying safety messages and policy such as the use of mobile VMS at road works.

Business Briefs: Accessibility of public transport services across West Yorkshire under review

23 July 2004

The accessibility of public transport services across West Yorkshire is to be reviewed for Best Value by Faber Maunsell. The consultancy will carry out the work for the region's passenger transport executive, Metro, to devise an action plan to improve service delivery. The project follows other Best Value reviews of concessionary travel, education transport and passenger information.

Business Briefs: Application for mixed-use scheme at Bramall Lane is being prepared

23 July 2004

An application for a mixed-use scheme at Bramall Lane, home of Sheffield United Football Club, is being prepared by Turley Associates. The development will comprise leisure, hotel and residential uses, a corner stand for disabled spectators and corporate facilities for the football club. The project will be prepared by architects RTKL and WCEC, with Colin Buchanan and Partners providing transport advice.

Business Briefs: Archive research unit to be set up and run by LandAspects

23 July 2004

An archive research unit for the study and mapping of all lost rights of way in England will be set up and run by LandAspects. The seven-year contract for the Countryside Agency aims to find the best way to record lost rights of way, including missing links in the network and wrongly recorded routes. The firm will trawl through 250,000 documents held in local and national archives to look for evidence of rights of way that may have fallen into disuse.

Business Briefs: Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners to conduct study for Breckland District Council

23 July 2004

Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners will conduct a district-wide retail and leisure study for Breckland District Council. The study will assess the capacity and demand for retail and leisure development in the five town centres in the area. The study will also inform local development framework policies and propose ways to assess retail proposals and their impact.

Business Briefs: Flagship lighting project being led by Atkins Odlin

23 July 2004

A flagship lighting project along the Mersey Estuary is being led by design consultancy Atkins Odlin. The River of Light project aims to improve the night-time environment along the 56km stretch of the river from the Runcorn-Widnes crossing to the coastal town of Southport. This includes lighting up buildings and specific routes and providing a line of beacons at key points. Atkins Odlin, a part of the Mouchel Parkman group, helped draw up the masterplan for the £12 million scheme for Mersey Waterfront.

Scottish News: Firm picked to plan route for coastal Moray

23 July 2004

Consultants have been appointed to prepare a masterplan for the development of the A96 corridor between Inverness and Nairn along the Moray Firth coast.

Scottish News: Business chief hits out at home failure

23 July 2004

Statutory bodies have failed to solve the chronic shortage of affordable housing in the north of Scotland, the local enterprise agency's outgoing chairman has admitted.