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Green light for Lime Street facelift

29 February 2008

Plans to overhaul Liverpool's Lime Street station have been given the go-ahead.

A promiscuous love of council ventures

By Tim Williams

29 February 2008

Local government's exploration of local asset-based vehicles, along with strategic vehicles without assets such as urban regeneration companies and city development companies, is a hugely positive development.

Green demand on large London plans

29 February 2008

Major planning applications submitted to London's mayor will be required to include a statement on sustainable design and construction, according to the capital's revised spatial strategy.

In place

29 February 2008

Lymedale Business Centre, Staffordshire

Seera attacks 'undemocratic' planning commission

29 February 2008

Plans to hand decision-making powers over strategic planning decisions to a national planning commission for infrastructure will stifle local democracy, the South-East England Regional Assembly's planning committee said this week. Responding to the planning bill, the committee said the move would give more power to "unelected technocrats".

British Property Federation comments on proposed tax incentives

29 February 2008

Proposed tax incentives designed to encourage brownfield development would be ineffective, trade body the British Property Federation told the Treasury last week. In a letter, the BPF said that the proposed relief was "limited", with too many caveats to have any real effect.

British Waterways sees real terms cut

29 February 2008

The public body responsible for maintaining Britain's canals has received a below inflation increase to its annual budget for the second year running.

Birmingham proposes to expand city centre

29 February 2008

Plans to extend Birmingham's city centre to enable more concentrated commercial and residential development further away from the middle of the city were unveiled this week.

Top agency boss to address our event

29 February 2008

Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive designate of the planned new housing and regeneration super-agency, will deliver one of the keynote speeches at this year's Regeneration & Renewal National Conference.

Nearing kick-off - London stadium site purchased

29 February 2008

The purchase of a 3ha brownfield site in west London needed for a planned 20,000-seater stadium has been completed by Barratt Homes, Brentford Football Club's development partner for the scheme.