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Physical Regeneration: Riverside plan revealed

17 September 2004

Outline plans to regenerate a 30ha site on Rochester's waterfront were submitted to Medway Council last week. The council and the South-East England Development Agency (Seeda) have lodged a planning application for Rochester Riverside, which features 2,000 homes, a school, a hotel and conference centre, new town squares and a waterfront walk (see visualisation, above). Medway Council regeneration manager Colin Lovell said he expected the authority's planning department to reach a decision on the scheme early in the new year, and if approved, for work to begin by the end of 2006. He said the scheme now depends on a final ODPM approval for £28.6 million promised in the Sustainable Communities Plan for the remediation and decontamination of the site.

Business brief: Walkergate Music Station to be designed by Ian McChesney Ltd

17 September 2004

The Walkergate Music Station in Durham will be designed by Ian McChesney Ltd. The firm's scheme was chosen from a shortlist that included Adjaye Associates, Niall McLaughlin Architects and Mosedale Gillatt Architects in the Durham City Arts competition. The design will reinvent the Walkergate Music Station as a traditional bandstand and is intended to enhance a pedestrianised area in the city. Walkergate is a proposed mixed-use development that will occupy the site between the River Wear and the Gala Theatre complex.

Business brief: Consent granted for conversion of McIntyre Charitable Trust special school

17 September 2004

Planning and listed building consent has been granted for the conversion of the McIntyre Charitable Trust's special school and the construction of a school and access route at Wingrave, near Aylesbury. The approvals, obtained by Development Land and Planning, will see new facilities for specialist education for up to 40 children with severe learning difficulties. The school was formerly housed in the grade II listed Mount Tabor Manor. This and the attendant stable buildings will now be converted to 14 flats within formal landscaped gardens.

Business brief: West Lothian Council commissiones CBP for road safety plan

17 September 2004

Colin Buchanan and Partners (CBP) has been commissioned by West Lothian Council to prepare a road safety plan for the council area. The plan includes initiatives that focus on reducing speeding and safer routes to school. In preparing the plan, the consultancy will review the effectiveness of actions and initiatives in the current plan and analyse accident data to establish trends and identify specific problem areas. A draft revised plan will be prepared to take on board successful initiatives and bring forward actions to address identified problems. A web-based version of the plan will be developed to allow online reference.

Physical Regeneration: ODPM may increase homes in Gateway

17 September 2004

The ODPM has bowed to pressure from Thames Gateway lobby groups and is considering increasing the number of homes being planned for the Thames Gateway by a third.

Business brief: Hyder Consulting acquires MHE

17 September 2004

Hyder Consulting has acquired specialist environmental consultancy, Marcus Hodges Environment (MHE) for £1.85 million. MHE has expertise in environmental and strategic planning, contaminated land assessment, design and engineering services, particularly hydrology. A team of around 40 staff will continue to operate from offices in Exeter, Bristol and Truro as a specialist division known as Hyder Marcus Hodges. The acquisition brings Hyder's environmental staff levels to more than 120 in the UK. Its clients in the UK environmental market include the Welsh Development Agency, the Highways Agency, Transport for London, South West Water and United Utilities.

Physical Regeneration: Minister warns prefab building must increase

17 September 2004

Housing minister Keith Hill issued a stern warning to private housebuilders and developers involved in regeneration this week to increase their use of prefabricated building methods.

Physical Regeneration: Second Opinion - Peruvian Wharf, Docklands

17 September 2004

Each week we ask a regeneration practitioner or commentator to assess a recently published masterplan. This week David Black reviews the design statement for Peruvian Wharf in London's Docklands.

Business brief: Nathaniel Lichfield draws up assessment for Lewisham

17 September 2004

A borough-wide retail capacity and site assessment has been drawn up by Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners for the London Borough of Lewisham. The study assesses the capacity and demand for retail floorspace in the borough and identifies potential sites for retail development. The study will be used to inform and guide the council in its determination of large-scale retail proposals in the area.

Business brief: Brunswick shopping centre contractor named

17 September 2004

The building contractor for the Brunswick shopping centre in London has been named as ISG Interior Exterior PLC. The firm has been appointed by Allied London. ISG's team is based on site and over the next three months will be completing preparations for work to start this November. The team will include a single point of contact for residents and commercial occupiers on the works being carried out. ISG completed the refurbishment of the former Arndale centre in Wandsworth, now Southside Wandsworth.