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Green gridlock

23 November 2007

Ideas for green spaces in the Thames Gateway are ambitious. But there are serious questions over integration and funding.

A Tory warning

By Sir Peter Hall

23 November 2007

Has regeneration really had no effect?

'Floating' homes may beat floods in East, says report

23 November 2007

Houses that can either float or are built on stilts will need to be among the solutions for coping with rising sea levels in Eastern England, according to a new report.

Builder of a new future

23 November 2007

John Callcutt's housing report says councils have to start compromising.

And when the levees break?

23 November 2007

The summer's floods in the Severn Valley highlighted the dangers of building housing on flood plains. So is it really sensible to be building so many new homes in the low- lying Thames Gateway? Jon Neale reports.

Housing bid wins backing

23 November 2007

Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) has won permission for a 12ha mixed-use scheme in Durham following a public inquiry in July.

DCLG shifts resort policy

23 November 2007

The government has revised its policy for regenerating coastal towns and now plans to establish a cross-departmental working group.

Government backs housing proposals

22 November 2007

Housing minister Yvette Cooper has promised to consider incorporating housing design regulations into the planning process.

Treasury: Limited scope to change pathfinder VAT

20 November 2007

There is only "limited room" for changing the tax policies charged with causing unnecessary home demolition, a Treasury official has admitted.

Tees plan could create 800 jobs

19 November 2007

Plans have been submitted to regenerate more than 27ha of brownfield land at Tees Dock in Redcar.