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The Covid crisis has thrown into sharp relief the need for stronger local governance in the UK. We need to rebalance local and national power, argues Robin Hambleton
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15.04.2014The recent floods have provoked a torrent of analysis and blame and, as ever, planning is in the frame – including calls for a “planning revolution”.
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08.04.2014Development Management & Enforcement | Halton | Housing | new town | North West | Runcorn | Social infrastructureIn 1974 the Canadian Film Board came to Runcorn to see the concrete and asphalt shoots of a New Town emerging from the green fields of North Cheshire.
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01.04.2014Community Engagement | continuing professional development | CPD | Development Management & Enforcement | Education | Infrastructure | Local plans | Summer School | Training | UKAfter 80 years the Town and Country Planning Summer School charity (TCPSS) has been forced to close as it is no longer possible to deliver the charitable objective of running an annual school following a...
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25.03.2014Development Management & Enforcement | Environmental assessment/ sustainability appraisal | Housing | Housing | Rural | Sustainability | Transport | UKEveryone acknowledges we have a severe housing crisis. There is little agreement, however, as to where the 250,000 dwellings a year must go. Do we risk building on flood plains? Or take agricultural land...
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04.03.2014Planning professionals know a cold towel is often needed to get their heads around navigating the habitats regulations.
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While government policy is moving back towards zero-carbon housing, some housebuilders are looking to leapfrog policy requirements in the race to cut emissions. Matt Moody reports.
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Once home to the production of Acid Drops and Black Bullets, the former Maynards sweet factory in Newcastle has been repurposed once more and now offers a ‘golden ticket’ to local digital and creative businesses
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The reinvention of buildings is part of an endless process of renewal, says Kevin Muldoon-Smith – and greater emphasis on ‘adaptive reuse’ can help planners meet modern built environment challenges
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