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Business brief: Birmingham City Council appoints Urban Practitioners

24 September 2004

Birmingham City Council, in partnership with New Frankley Parish Council, has appointed regeneration consultancy Urban Practitioners to lead a team to prepare a development strategy for the Frankley area of Birmingham. The team also includes property specialists CB Richard Ellis and transport consultants Alan Baxter & Associates. Frankley is an outer Birmingham suburb around 12km south-west of the city centre. The predominantly council-owned estate was built in the 1970s and is home to around 7,000 residents.

Business brief: Waverley & Guildford Borough Councils appoint Hyder Consulting

24 September 2004

Waverley and Guildford Borough Councils have appointed Hyder Consulting to support them in the application of the contaminated land regulations and processing of planning applications connected to brownfield and contaminated sites. Both appointments are for an initial period of three years. Hyder will advise on whether sites should be considered by the Environment Agency as special sites and on issues relating to liability and remediation costs.

Business brief: Feasibility study for Brecon Action to be carried out

24 September 2004

The feasibility of a centre for the development and retailing of Welsh-designed and manufactured products in mid Wales is to be tested by Atkins. The study for Brecon Action will include a retail market assessment, comparator analysis while consulting designers, producers, local businesses and a range of stakeholders. Atkins will also investigate spatial and operational models.

Business brief: GL Hearn's planning team relocates

24 September 2004

GL Hearn's planning team has relocated to London headquarters at 20 Soho Square. The new office combines the company's services in planning, rating and valuation, mixed use, corporate real estate, retail and building consultancy to form an integrated planning and property service.

Analysis: More cash boosts optimism

24 September 2004

Extra resources are lifting planning's status and fostering better performance, David Dewar finds.

Guidance fosters links to expand biodiversity

24 September 2004

Fresh guidance on biodiversity paves the way for better integration, reports David Alexander.

Opinion: Fyson on ... interdependence of planning and housing policy

24 September 2004

The interim household projections for England issued this month by the ODPM must come as a shock to those who would prefer to see housing provision constrained rather than build the houses required to give everyone a decent home. When they are added to the most recent demographic information, it is not surprising that the government is putting its weight behind a new emphasis on building more homes where the demand lies.

Editorial: City-regional growth needs cash injection

24 September 2004

Creating city-regional growth plans, strengthening the knowledge base and nurturing entrepreneurship are some of the watchwords from the Northern Way growth strategy, launched this week by the three regional development agencies (RDAs) in the north of England. While some of these phrases may be bordering on meaningless spin doctor-speak, the general tenor of the report is bold.

Interview: Place in the country

24 September 2004

Rural planning policy has a long way to go before it promotes sustainable patterns in an increasingly urbanised countryside, James Shorten tells Susanna Gillman.