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The government's white paper proposal to introduce design codes presents a challenge to England's planning system. But they can work if they meet a number of criteria, argues Jane Dann
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27.08.2014
Boris Johnson’s move back towards national politics puts him on both sides of a fence. As Mayor, he is charged with producing a London Plan which meets the housing needs of London’s growing population; as a...
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26.08.2014Community | Community Engagement | Development Management & Enforcement | placemaking | Social infrastructure | suburbia | UK
There was much to excite a mind engaged with the challenges facing suburbia at this year's Imagining The Suburbs conference in Exeter, organised by the Cultures of the Suburbs International Research Network...
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26.08.2014
An ambitious opening session at this year’s RTPI planning convention saw Anil Menon, Cisco’s advocate of the digital economy, deliver a wake-up call on the need to address...
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18.08.2014Caribbean Urban Forum | Community Engagement | Development Management & Enforcement | International | Local plans | urbanisation
"Planning is not about control (primarily), and it is not about inhibiting (primarily),” Nick Boles told this year’s RTPI centenary convention in June: “It is about enabling; it is about creating; and it is...
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12.08.2014
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A growing body of evidence suggests that green space has tangible health and economic benefits. Economist Caroline Vexler explains why now is the time for planners to focus on the case for green space
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Wei Yang takes on the RTPI presidency with a rallying cry: our founding principles should inform our future ambitions. Martin Read reports.
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Is there truly a case for blockchain technology within the planning process or could it be more hype than help? Unboxed’s Kassie Paschke and Rhian Lewis consider the pros and cons
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