Resources

Latest Jobs

Professional Support Planner: South East England; £Competitive, DOE + bens
Planning Consultant: South East England
Assistant Enforcement Officer: North West England; £24000-£200000
Principal Planning Officer: East Midlands
Policy Advisors (2 Posts): Central London; £28,105
Team Leader – Local Authority Plan Making: Central London; £42,435
Planning Officer/Planning Manager: Wales
Strategic Development Plan Manager: Scotland; £44,883 – £54,475
Assistant/Town Planner: North West England
Senior Policy Planner - URGENT: South East England; Negotiable

Archive

Search articles from Planning, PlanningResource, Regeneration & Renewal and Regen.net

To find items containing all words, use and between each word

Search results

Displaying 1 - 10 of 100 results found

Order results by relevance or date

Council denies Bristol homes on greenfield

10 September 2004

Plans to build 500 homes on a greenfield site on the outskirts of Bristol have been rejected by South Gloucestershire Council.

Research isolates national park risk

10 September 2004

Old quarrying permissions are threatening to change the face of national parks across England, the Council for National Parks (CNP) and Friends of the Peak District have warned.

Municipal treasure up for listed status

10 September 2004

Plans to list a 1970s market hall and a 1940s library and art gallery in Huddersfield were announced by heritage minister Andrew McIntosh this week.

Hill pledges to fill mezzanine floor loophole

10 September 2004

The government has confirmed its promise to implement planning controls on superstore mezzanine extensions by the end of the year.

News in brief: A drive to raise standards and boost structured ...

10 September 2004

A drive to raise standards and boost structured continuing professional development (CPD) has been launched by the Institute of Continuing Professional Development. Fellowship of the institute is open to all members of recognised professions, including town planners. Admission requires the completion of 50 per cent more CPD than the minimum requirement of the applicant's own professional body.

News in brief: Sustainable development services at Oxfordshire County Council ...

10 September 2004

Sustainable development services at Oxfordshire County Council have been praised by the Audit Commission. Inspectors found that the council's policies have improved the quality of life for local people in areas such as public transport, facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, community transport schemes, up-to-date planning policies, recycling and waste minimisation schemes and environmental improvements.

News in brief: The Scottish Parliament welcomed more than 900 visitors ...

10 September 2004

The Scottish Parliament welcomed more than 900 visitors to the first sitting of MSPs in its new Holyrood complex this week. First minister Jack McConnell outlined the Scottish Executive's legislative programme at the opening debate. The executive will introduce 12 bills in the coming year. Lord Fraser's Holyrood inquiry report into the spiralling cost of the £431 million building will be published next week.

News in brief: Planning officers at Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council ...

10 September 2004

Planning officers at Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council have raised concerns that the redevelopment of Liverpool's waterfront could blot views across the Mersey. The proposed Brunswick Quay scheme includes a 50-storey residential tower, which at 158m would become Merseyside's tallest building. A report to Wirral's economic regeneration and planning committee concedes that the building may make a dramatic contribution to the landscape but warns its location at the end of the docks is isolated from other high buildings in the area.

News in brief: Appointment at CABE

10 September 2004

Les Sparks will become chairman of the design review committee at the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) from 1 October. He will lead a team of six fellow CABE members in reviewing a range of projects from masterplans to individual buildings and distinguishing good designs from bad ones. Sparks, an architect and planner, was previously director of planning and architecture at Birmingham City Council and director of environmental services at Bath City Council.

News in brief: Rail and other public transport users ...

10 September 2004

Rail and other public transport users should be represented by a watchdog with powers to order rather than recommend improvements, Transport 2000 argued this week. The lobbying group maintained that the Rail Passengers Committee should be replaced by an organisation with a remit to cover all public transport. The replacement should also be able to take on complaints and requests for compensation and have the authority to demand changes, Transport 2000 insisted.