Archive

Areas line up for academia

28 November 2008

Crawley, Doncaster and Rochdale are among 27 areas showing an interest in becoming university towns.

Ministers must save post office branches to protect vulnerable

By Huw Morris

14 November 2008

There are 12,000 of them across the country. They are part of the very fabric of the nation, with thousands of communities dependent on them.

Nathaniel Lichfield takes lead on Sunderland framework plan

17 October 2008

Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) has secured a lead role in preparing a planning framework for the St Peter's Riverside and Bonnersfield area of Sunderland.

Manchester to take single levy position

26 September 2008

Either all ten of the local authorities in Greater Manchester will adopt the community infrastructure levy (CIL) or none will, Planning has exclusively been told.

Country left in the cold

1 August 2008

The Taylor review of rural areas in England concludes that planning procedures and policies are a hindrance rather than a help and calls for a major overhaul, reports Huw Morris.

Fyson on ... report that offers a long-overdue revision

By Anthony Fyson

1 August 2008

Report that offers a long-overdue revision of development priorities for our rural communities.

Craigmillar library proposal submitted

25 July 2008

Plans to revamp Craigmillar with a new town square, a £30 million high school and a public library were lodged with Edinburgh City Council last week.

Councils join on area deals

18 July 2008

Seven groups of councils have signed the first multi-area agreements (MAAs), a mechanism to co-ordinate regeneration without a new tier of local government.

Legacy tops games work

18 July 2008

For every £1 spent on the 2012 Olympic Games 75p will go towards the regeneration of east London, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has claimed.

Taunton plan wins backing

18 July 2008

Taunton's town centre area action plan has become the first development plan document in Somerset to obtain government approval.