Resources

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 21 - 30 of 1027 results found

Order results by relevance or date

Portsmouth's Tricorn demolition

29 October 2004

The demolition of Portsmouth's Tricorn Centre, dubbed one of the nation's ugliest buildings, continued last weekend when detonating charges were used to bring down a 35m stairwell tower at the former award-winning scheme. The 1960s shopping centre is being replaced by a mixed-use development featuring a department store and public open space.

Poll identifies key to trade recovery

29 October 2004

Developing local food shops and night-time entertainment are key ways in which market towns can claw back lost trade, according to planning experts.

Statistics reveal leap in brownfield housing use

29 October 2004

More homes are being built on recycled land and at higher densities, according to latest government figures.

Policy paper to set out sustainable role

29 October 2004

The RTPI is drawing up a policy statement on planning's role in promoting sustainability to inform its input to national and regional thinking.

Regeneration practitioners training

29 October 2004

Urban regeneration practitioners will be able to develop their knowledge in a range of different disciplines through a training programme offered by the British Urban Regeneration Association and Coventry University's business school. The programme consists of ten one-day training sessions covering such topics as economic development and funding, environmental factors, property and physical renewal and working with communities. Students completing the course will have the option of enrolling on a postgraduate certificate in urban regeneration management, to be awarded by Coventry University.

Lambton Cokeworks regeneration

29 October 2004

The regeneration of the former Lambton Cokeworks has moved a step forward after Sunderland City Council granted outline planning consent. The English Partnerships scheme will see 350 homes and a public house built on the site. Final approval rests with the ODPM as the project represents a departure from the unitary development plan. The cokeworks will need major work costing an estimated £19 million. Mowlem PLC is the preferred contractor for the clean up. Work is expected to begin in April 2005 and is expected to last around two years.

Developers for Kingsway shortlisted

29 October 2004

Five developers have been shortlisted in a competition to create Kingsway, a retail scheme in the centre of Newport, south-east Wales. AMEC, Modus Properties, Multiplex, St Modwen Developments and Wilson Bowden Developments will go forward to tender for the scheme for Newport City Council and urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited. They are expected to draw up proposals that provide opportunities for high-quality retail integrated with other uses. The deadline for submissions is 31 January 2005, with a development agreement to be signed by 1 May 2005.

Armagh restoration plans unveiled

29 October 2004

Plans to restore the centre of Armagh in Northern Ireland were unveiled by social development minister John Spellar last week. Among its aims, the development plan seeks to enhance public areas, strengthen retail provision and ensure the involvement of the local community. As the lead body for city and town centre regeneration, the Department for Social Development will work with Armagh City Council, the local community and statutory bodies to implement the plan. A public consultation on proposals for environmental improvements has also been launched.

Wasserman joins Citybuild

29 October 2004

Adam Wasserman has joined Citybuild, Hull's urban regeneration company, as chief executive. Wasserman was formerly a director of Arlington Economic Development in Washington DC. He has more than 18 years of experience in a range of economic development areas and holds a masters in environmental planning. Wasserman is a member of the International Economic Development Council, the Urban Land Institute and the Economic Development Institute.

Oxfordshire towns given grants chance

29 October 2004

Small towns in Oxfordshire are being given the chance to bid for grants of up to £120,000 for regeneration and economic development projects. Chipping Norton, Henley, Thame and Wallingford are among 19 towns eligible for a slice of the £700,000 funding from the South East England Development Agency. The money can cover up to 50 per cent of the project cost, but the towns must find the remaining total elsewhere.