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Streamline planning to beat crunch, says construction boss

6 November 2008

Planning regulations need to be streamlined if major regeneration projects are to succeed during the economic downturn, a senior construction industry boss has warned.

BPF welcomes fresh Planning Bill amendment

6 November 2008

Property lobby groups have welcomed a change to the Planning Bill removing a link between the level of the proposed community infrastructure levy (CIL) and land value increases following planning approval.

Planning Bill to include climate change amendments

4 November 2008

In a last minute u-turn the government has tabled amendments to the Planning Bill outlining a legal duty for national policy statements (NPSs) to consider climate change.

Human traffic

By Karen Buck

31 October 2008

Modern living fuels modern slavery

Heseltine demands mayors in all cities

31 October 2008

The current system of local government is "ludicrous" and all English local authorities should be compelled to accept directly-elected mayors, Lord Heseltine told the Regeneration & Renewal Northern Summit last week.

Adviser denounces short-term funding

31 October 2008

Short-term and fragmented regeneration funding is a barrier to the success of local authority projects, a government-commissioned task force has warned.

Don't cherry-pick quick fixes, Northern Summit warned

31 October 2008

Regeneration practitioners must take care to ensure that the difficult funding decisions taken in the next few years do not end up ignoring the worst-off areas.

Comeback Keynes and the London line

31 October 2008

Funding and finance Keynesianism is back. The Treasury may borrow more to invest in projects such as Crossrail, says Ben Walker.

Return of the prodigal son

31 October 2008

Interview with comeback cabinet member Lord Mandelson, business and enterprise secretary

Fast money

By Richard Garlick

31 October 2008

Accelerated spending could come at a cost