Economic Growth

HS2 launches public consultations on railway extensions

11.10.2018

Prithvi Pandya

Economic Growth | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | North West | West Midlands

HS2 Ltd has launched a public consultation for its construction plans for the Midlands and the North.

LJMU £64m redevelopment project approved

11.10.2018

Prithvi Pandya

Barton Willmore has been awarded a £64 million project by Liverpool City Council to redevelop Copperas Hill into a new student destination in the heart of Liverpool City Centre for Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).

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Inquiry launched into UK’s regional inequalities

09.10.2018

Laura Edgar

Economic Growth | inequality | regional inequalities | UK

Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake will chair an independent commission to investigate the UK’s regional inequalities.

Case study: How Carmarthenshire protected rare butterflies while supporting economic growth

05.10.2018

Mark Smulian

AWARD: RTPI Award For Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment

PROJECT NAME: Caeau Mynydd Mawr SPG and Marsh Fritillary Project

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Scotland round-up: Proposed Borderlands growth deal initiative makes waves; Midlothian film studio glitch

05.10.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 29 September-5 October, 2018

Belfast Region City Deal partners ramp up negotiations

05.10.2018

Roger Milne

Belfast | belfast city deal | Economic Growth | Northern Ireland | Policy & Politics

The Belfast Region City Deal partners have submitted their proposals to the Northern Ireland Secretary of State with the aim of securing £1 billion of investment from several sources.

Proposed Borderlands growth deal initiative makes waves

05.10.2018

Roger Milne

Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal | Economic Growth | Scotland | scottish borders

Proposals for a regional growth initiative straddling the Scottish border and involving Dumfries and Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council has been submitted to the UK and Scottish governments.

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Construction yet to start on 2,700 hectares of London land

04.10.2018

Laura Edgar

centre for london | Economic Growth | empty shops | London | meanwhile use

Land equivalent to the size of the borough of Lambeth - 2,700 hectares - has planning permission for development but construction has yet to start on it, says a think tank.

In a big county: An interview with Rosemarie Harris

02.10.2018

Simon Wicks

A pragmatic approach to local politics and service delivery are vital to meeting the challenges of...

News report: Can we design well-being into modern cities?

02.10.2018

Catherine Early

After attending the Valuing Landscape Conference 2018: Connecting People, Places and Nature, Catherine Early reports on how planners and landscape designers can ensure that tomorrow’s...

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