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Liverpool scheme gets the go-ahead

2 November 2007

Liverpool's iconic JCM Building is set to undergo a transformation after developer Urban Splash received full planning approval for the first part of a two-phase project from the city council last week.

Work to start on rugby site

2 November 2007

Work is due to start on redeveloping the former Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club ground to designs produced by Barton Willmore's Bristol office.

Areas assess cultural role

2 November 2007

Five growth and regeneration areas have been selected in a government scheme to ensure communities benefit from cultural facilities.

A positive charge for communities

2 November 2007

It will take time for planning tariff machinery to be put in place, Catherine Davey concludes.

Subtle solutions

By Graeme Bell

2 November 2007

Extreme positions are being taken on the green belt.

Regions cast doubt on housing report

1 November 2007

Regional authorities have spoken out against a government-sponsored report suggesting further increases in housebuilding.

Warning over pathfinder funding doubts

31 October 2007

The work of housing market renewal bodies is being compromised by uncertainties over their financing, according to an official at the Audit Commission.

Labour's brownfield homes share drops for first time

31 October 2007

The proportion of new homes built on brownfield land in England dropped last year, for the first time since 1997.

Quango to forward-fund infrastructure for housing

30 October 2007

Regeneration's new super-agency will broker a variety of "pre-investment" arrangements to provide infrastructure for housing development, the quango's creator has said.

Minister outlines pathfinder funding criteria

29 October 2007

Cash allocations for housing market renewal pathfinders will take into consideration how much new housing has been built, according to a minister today.