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A 'promenade of light' has been chosen to be the centrepiece of a redesigned public space in a neglected part of central London. Architect Tonkin Liu's vision was selected from a shortlist of five designs. Tonkin Liu will now consult locals on the final design for Old Street, which has become a trendy evening playground but is in a poor state of repair. The promenade would have lights installed in trees (see visualisation, above), which would be activated by people's movement below, creating a lit green canopy. Competition and exhibition organisers the Architecture Foundation expect work to start next spring.

Sunderland's NDC to reach out to locals

13 August 2004

Sunderland's New Deal for Communities (NDC) programme is introducing major reforms to its systems of governance after being branded "insular" in a private evaluation report given to it and the Government earlier this year.

Cohesion tsar demands targets

13 August 2004

Regeneration initiatives will represent a wasted opportunity unless targets to improve the cohesion of communities are embedded into the renewal process from the outset, the chair of an independent panel examining this issue warned last week.

Community Renewal Brief: Welsh education minister pledges money to college

13 August 2004

Welsh education minister Jane Davidson last week pledged £4.87 million to Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin and Trinity College, Carmarthen, to fund a training programme on the use of Welsh by early years practitioners. She said that 450 people would be trained over the next two to three years to work with young children in the Welsh language, three times as many as first planned.

Casebook: Court cases - Store approval upheld in town centre location

13 August 2004

The Co-op has lost a bid to overturn Rushcliffe Borough Council's permission for a 1,700 sq m Marks & Spencer food store in West Bridgford town centre, with the High Court finding that the council had correctly assessed the scheme against prevailing planning policies.

Community Renewal Brief: Faith Regen UK subsidiary handed extra funding by LSC

13 August 2004

A charitable subsidiary of faith-based regeneration body Faith Regen UK was handed extra funding last week by the London East Learning and Skills Council (LSC). LSC chief executive Vivien Cutler said the money will allow the Faith Initiating Regeneration project to help 30 east London faith and community organisations to increase their capacity. For further details, (tel) 020 8920 6868.

Community Renewal Brief: Deadline for projects in Camden

13 August 2004

The deadline for projects in Camden in north London to apply for money from a charitable trust is at the end of the month. Groups can apply to Abbey's Charitable Trust for grants, ranging from £5,000 to £20,000, from its £100,000 Community Programme. The trust will consider all applications meeting its criteria until 30 August. For further details, (tel) 0870 608 0104.

Casebook: Court cases - House permission quashed due to doubts over vote

13 August 2004

The Court of Appeal has ordered Cannock Chase District Council to reconsider its decision to grant permission for a house after objectors claimed that votes cast in favour of the scheme had been incorrectly recorded.

Community Renewal Brief: Big Lotter Fund reveals grants awarded to London community groups

13 August 2004

Lottery distributor the Big Lottery Fund revealed last week that it has awarded almost £2.8 million in 22 grants to London voluntary and community groups. The biggest winner is the London Borough of Lambeth, which will receive £370,000 to fund the work of HIV and AIDS charity the Terrence Higgins Trust. For details, visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk.

Casebook: Appeal cases - Retail development - Conservatory sales ruled part of retail activity

13 August 2004

An enforcement notice directed against the sale of conservatories and double glazing at a nursery and garden centre in Derbyshire has been quashed after an inspector decided that planning permission was not required.