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Physical regeneration news: Local authorities to get housing powers

1 October 2004

The Government is set to unveil changes to planning guidance which will for the first time allow local authorities to determine what type and mix of housing can be delivered on developments.

Luton hits back after crap town award

1 October 2004

Luton's civic leaders hit back this week at an online poll dubbing the Bedfordshire town the UK's worst place to live.

Physical regeneration news: Housebuilder in renewal switch

1 October 2004

Volume housebuilder Barratt has pledged a major investment in regeneration over the next five years in a bid to rival competitors Berkeley Homes and Countryside Properties, chief executive David Pretty said last week.

Physical regeneration news: Second opinion - Grand Union Village, Northolt

1 October 2004

Each week we ask a regeneration practitioner or commentator to assess a recently published planning document. This week Melanie Griffin reviews the Grand Union Village development in Northolt, west London.

In brief: Football fans campaign for new stadium at Brighton

1 October 2004

Up to 8,000 football fans marched through Brighton this week to campaign for a new stadium for Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. Deputy prime minister John Prescott has reconvened a public inquiry into the club's application for a stadium at Falmer (Planning, 23 July, p1) to consider more evidence on the suitability of alternative sites.

Physical regeneration news: Sustainability targets are too lax, says Riba

1 October 2004

The Government needs to introduce tougher targets if it is to realise its vision of sustainable communities, according to a Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) policy statement.

In brief: Historic aviation buildings to be restored

1 October 2004

Historic aviation buildings at Farnborough Business Park previously covered by Official Secrets Act rules are to be restored and opened to the public for the first time. The £20 million scheme by Slough Estates covers a 10ha cluster of wind tunnel and research buildings at the former Royal Aircraft Establishment. The proposals include a public square, offices, a heritage centre, a cafe-bar and a nursery. Work will start later this month and is expected to be complete by July 2006.

Physical regeneration news: Scotland successes

1 October 2004

A shortlist has been drawn up for the best new building in Scotland. One of the four buildings shortlisted for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland award is St Aloysius College in Glasgow. The judges described the college (above) as a "solid, memorable building" that respects its surroundings. The judges also selected Maggie's Cancer Caring Respite Centre in Dundee, designed by Gehry Partners, the architects' first building in Britain. The two other buildings on the shortlist are a timber live/work unit in Durness, in the Highlands, and an arts centre built in a converted church in Peebles. The winning building will be announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh later this month.

In brief: Messages of support delivered to Downing Street

1 October 2004

More than 40,000 messages of support for Manchester's Metrolink extension plans were delivered to Downing Street last week. The plans were refused by transport secretary Alistair Darling over spiralling costs (Planning, 23 July, p1). Campaigners hope the tide of popular opinion will convince the government of the need for the extension alongside a revised analysis of the economic, social and environmental benefits, due to be submitted to ministers within the next few weeks.

Physical regeneration news: London home building is trailing need by half

1 October 2004

The number of homes built in London in 2003 was less than half the estimated 46,000 new households the Government says the capital needs to provide each year.