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David Vickery takes a close read of the Planning for the Future white paper and sees unanswered questions and subverted expectations at every turn
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16.09.2020Sites awaiting permanent development needn't lie empty, says Mark Wiseman. Modern methods of construction enable their 'meanwhile' use as temporary housing for those in need
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16.09.2020The Grenfell disaster shows that a dangerous disjointedness between planning and building regulations. It's a gap that must be closed, says Malcolm Sharp
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16.09.2020As working from home becomes the new normal, the issue of housing quality is brought into focus, says chief planner Jennifer Peters
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01.09.2020covid-19 | Economic Growth | employment | Professional Development | study | UK | university | workplaceIt’s years since I last took an exam but there is still a tinge of panic in early summer when the smell of the grass or an annoying wasp brings back memories of sitting in the local park and revising....
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28.08.2020The government has indicated that ‘beauty’ will become a formal requirement for new development. Simon Ricketts highlights some flaws in the plan
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Hadspen House in Somerset and its estate have been transformed from a traditional private estate into a high-grade hotel, landscaped garden and sustainable tourist destination. Good planning – with plenty of newt-counting – was integral, as Matt Moody discovers
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Fifty proposals have been submitted to Network Rail to reopen lines closed by DR Beeching – but if improving transport links is vital for people to access opportunities across the UK, we’re missing a trick by not investing in a strategic rail freight network, says Jack Osgerby
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Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have ruthlessly exposed deep regional inequalities that are pulling the UK apart. A federal system of government could heal the divisions, argues Malcolm Prowle
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