Plan Making - Master Planning

Two-fifths of local planning authorities in England have no access to urban design advice while three-quarters do not have architectural skills, according to research that reveals a huge ‘design deficit’.

An ambitious 15-year masterplan designed to help Merthyr Tydfil ‘buck the national trend of high street decline’ and transform its town centre was published this week.

Volume housebuilder Persimmon Homes has begun consulting on an updated masterplan for the Cupar North expansion, with nearly 1,500 new homes in prospect for the Fife town.

A deal has been struck between government housing agency Homes England and property firm British Land that will aid preparation of a development site at Canada Water, London.