England round-up: £4bn Birmingham transport plan, £60m Wigan makeover
A round-up of planning news in England: 8 November - 14 November, 2014
Birmingham unveils its £4bn transport plan
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin launched Birmingham Connected in the city today, a vision that places buses, trams and people’s safety at its core.
Wigan gets a £60m makeover
The Galleries shopping centre in Wigan will be redeveloped after Wigan Council approved a £60 million privately funded scheme.
RTPI publishes final two Planning Horizons reports
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published the final two reports in its Planning Horizons series.
New York housing supremo: ‘The strength of a city is in its diversity’
Alicia Glen, New York’s deputy mayor, on why the UK should learn from her ambitious plans and beef up its private rental market to solve our housing crisis.
'Soulless' Fosse Park expansion will threaten Leicester city centre trade, warn council officials
The expansion of the out-of-town Fosse Park shopping complex will threaten businesses in Leicester city centre, senior council officials have warned.
Work on £6m flood wall at Albert Dock starts
Work has started on a £6m project to protect hundreds of homes in Hull from future flooding.
Councils consider 11,000 Tees homes
More than 11,000 homes are being considered for construction across Teesside and Darlington, according to the BBC.
Isle of Man wind and tidal power schemes 'worth £5m a year'
Leasing the Manx seabed for renewable energy could generate £5m a year and create 60 local jobs, the government has said.
Reading's Civic Centre approved for demolition
The demolition of the Civic Centre in Reading has been approved by the council.
New Forest authority loses £1.6m cycle funding
More than £1.5m in funding meant for improving cycling in the New Forest will be handed back to the government.
Northern Line extension to Battersea and Nine Elms gets the go ahead
An ambitious scheme to extend the Northern Line to Nine Elms and Battersea was today given the green light by the government.
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