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EP sets out 3,000-home village plan for Telford

27 August 2004

Plans to build 3,000 homes to the west of Telford in the West Midlands were unveiled by the Government's regeneration agency last week.

Opinion: Fyson on ... absurd side of sustainable rural development

27 August 2004

It is hard to fathom what useful purpose is served by the retention of the Tory rural policy exception favouring the building of country houses.

Editorial: Live-work schemes' potential overlooked

27 August 2004

The concept of separating the work place from the home is deeply embedded in the planning system. At first sight, there is nothing wrong with this. Land zoning is what planning is all about, isn't it? Yet the trouble comes with that familiar complaint about planning's failings rearing its ugly head: the system's inability to respond to rapidly changing social or economic pressures. Live-work development is a case in point. This attracts more brickbats than laurels because it confounds traditional planning thinking. Planners suspect that developers can make a packet by insinuating residential schemes into hitherto employment areas. But such fears are groundless when old factories and warehouses, perfect for live-work development, are left to rot.

Three sites shortlisted for aquarium

27 August 2004

The docks on Merseyside could become home to the world's largest aquarium, it was revealed last week. Liverpool is one of three British locations shortlisted for the 44ha complex (see visualisation, above) by Nirah, the National Institute for Research into Aquatic Habitats. Nirah would replicate the tropical freshwater habitats of the Amazon and Mekong rivers, housing endangered fish, amphibians and reptiles. It is aiming to become one of Europe's premier tourist attractions.

Gateway canal plans receive permission

27 August 2004

Plans to regenerate a canal basin in the Thames Gateway at Gravesend, Kent, were granted detailed planning permission this week.

Interview: Positive exchanges

27 August 2004

Michelle Cooper and Anthony Calthorpe live on opposite sides of the world, but that did not stop them swapping jobs to widen their experience, writes Nancy Wainscoat.

Shadow economy 'has benefits'

27 August 2004

The Government's 'single-minded' view of people working in the informal economy fails to recognise benefits they bring to deprived areas, according to the authors of an ODPM-commissioned report.

Putting faith in applications

27 August 2004

Religious groups do not always get an easy time with the planning system but a scheme in London shows what can be done, writes David Callaghan.

Community Renewal Brief: Housing development intended to help over-55s opens in Stoke-on-Trent

27 August 2004

A housing development intended to help over-55s get on the property ladder opened last week in Stoke-on-Trent. Two-bedroom bungalows are being offered on a shared-ownership basis by Beth Johnson Housing Group. The group has built four shared-ownership bungalows and six town houses for rent on a previously derelict site.