Resources

Latest Jobs

Policy Officer - URGENT: South West England; Negotiable
Enforcement Officer: South West England; Negotiable
Interim LDF Manager: South London; £322.45-£323
Associate Director - Planning & Regeneration Social Research: South London; £36-44K
Senior Planning Officer – Forward Plans: East Midlands; £28,270 - £30,456 pro rata
Major Projects Officer / Planning Officer: Yorkshire and Humber; £31,175 - £33,858
Policy Development Officer: South East England; £22,113 - £30,486
Policy Team Manager: South East England; £35,346 - £44,133
Development Quality Manager: South East England; £35,346 - £56,487
Senior Planning Officer: East Midlands; £18,217 - £29,628

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 81 - 90 of 338 results found

Order results by relevance or date

Cabe withdraws support for Brighton tower plan

28 April 2006

The Government's design adviser has withdrawn support for the controversial 20-storey Frank Gehry-designed King Alfred development planned for Brighton's sea front.

Development tax 'would quadruple' money raised

28 April 2006

Using the Government's proposed tax on development land could raise four times the amount of money for infrastructure than is generated by the current use of section 106 planning agreements, according to unpublished research.

New green role for regional bodies

28 April 2006

Regional development agencies, regional assemblies and government offices will be expected to play a much greater role in promoting sustainable development in the regions under a government strategy launched this week.

Tax credit overpayments continue, say MPs

28 April 2006

Millions of pounds worth of overpayments to tax credits claimants in the first year of the system were repeated in the second year, according to an influential group of MPs.

Report by New Philanthropy Capital

28 April 2006

City academies risk wasting both sponsors' and taxpayers' money, a group that advises on charitable contributions has claimed. A report by New Philanthropy Capital says donors wishing to help boost academic achievement would be better giving their money to educational charities. On Your Marks is at www.regen.net/doc.

Report by the Welsh Assembly Government

28 April 2006

The public bodies providing funding for the National Botanical Gardens of Wales knew the scheme was a risk but did not properly scrutinise business plans, according to a report by the Welsh Assembly Government's audit committee published this week. For a copy, (tel) 029 2089 8501.

Trial of Kumar Murshid

28 April 2006

The verdict in the trial of Kumar Murshid, a former race adviser to London mayor Ken Livingstone, was delayed as Regeneration & Renewal went to press after a jury member fell ill. Murshid is accused of stealing thousands of pounds from a youth programme while a councillor at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Appointments to the board of Natural England

28 April 2006

Thirteen appointments were made this week to the board of Natural England, the new body responsible for enhancing and managing the country's natural environment. The appointees include Tony Hams OBE, chair of the UK Association of National Park Authorties.

Leading thinker on urban areas dies

28 April 2006

Jane Jacobs, one of the world's most influential thinkers on urban planning and regeneration, died this week aged 89.

Measure of deprivation faces further change

28 April 2006

The official tool for measuring deprivation is to be tweaked for the second time in three years in order to take into account the impact of tax credits on poverty.