Tony Burton: Localism Bill goes too far
Video: Amendments to the Government's flagship legislation are putting too much of an emphasis on business, says Civic Voice's director
National Regeneration Summit
News from Regeneration & Renewal's seventh annual summit, which took place in London on 17 May
Exclusive: South East RDA to transfer 90% of assets to HCA
18 May 2011A regional development agency is to transfer £100 million worth of assets to the Government's regeneration agency but will retain a say in how its land and property is managed under a new 'shared governance' model.
TIF legislation delayed until end of year, says BPF
18 May 2011A bill to introduce an infrastructure funding mechanism that could allow local authorities to unlock stalled regeneration schemes has been delayed, according to a senior property industry figure.
HMRC issues have delayed Big Society scheme, says Locality
18 May 2011The coalition's flagship community organisers programme has been delayed because the Government has yet to decide on the tax and employment status of organisers, according to a senior figure at the body delivering the scheme.
Coalition's regeneration policies 'will fail to tackle divide'
18 May 2011Few of the Government's new regeneration mechanisms will help to close the north-south economic divide, delegates at yesterday's National Regeneration Summit in London were told.
£1.4bn growth fund panel members urge extension
17 May 2011The Government's £1.4 billion Regional Growth Fund should be extended beyond its three-year lifespan otherwise it could fail to meet its objectives, two members of the fund's independent advisory panel warned today.
Regeneration must kick the public spending habit, says top civil servant
17 May 2011A top Department for Communities and Local Government civil servant has said that regeneration professionals must 'get off the drug' of public funding in order to kickstart regeneration.
The low-down from the National Regeneration Summit
18 May 2011Sarah Townsend reports from Regeneration & Renewal's national conference
Interviews from the summit
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Town Planner The McLaren Clark Group Competitive, Arundel, West Sussex
- Historic Buildings Officer South Cambridgeshire District Council £27,835 - £34,863 (Job Evaluation pending), South Cambridgeshire
- Conservation Officer London Borough of Waltham Forest £33,510 - £36,306 (PO3), Sycamore House, Forest Road E17 4JF
- Head of Planning, Conservation and Communities Northumberland National Park Authority £40,741 - £45,670 (performance related), Northumberland National Park Authority
- Development Control Planners & Part-time Conservation/Planning Specialist Matchtech £18 - £25/h, Cambridgeshire
- Town Planner The McLaren Clark Group Competitive, Arundel, West Sussex
- DC Planner Randstad £18.50 - £22.50/hr, North London
- Principle Development Control Planner Randstad £21-24/hr, London
- Development Control Planner (Junior Officer) Matchtech £16 - £19 per hour, London
- DC planner Randstad Neg, South West Coast
