Lord Heseltine | The Planner

News in brief: Heseltine to speak at RTPI event; 25-year environment plan review published

21.05.2019

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 20 May, 2019

Funding announced for estate regeneration

08.12.2016

Laura Edgar

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has announced a new strategy and more funding to regenerate rundown housing estates.

Growth plan launched for Thames Estuary

14.07.2016

Laura Edgar

Infrastructure | London | Lord Heseltine | South East | Thames Estuary

The Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission has been launched in an attempt to boost productivity, attract and retain skilled workers and capitalise on major infrastructure works.

Tees Valley should ‘explore viability’ of starter homes – Heseltine

07.06.2016

Laura Edgar

Lord Heseltine’s report on the regeneration of Tees Valley recommends that more be done to identify suitable sites for starter homes, and to explore their viability.

England round-up: Government needs a ‘comprehensive strategy’ to achieve housing targets; MPs express concerns over Right to Buy scheme

12.02.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up planning news in England: 6 February-12 February, 2016

Heseltine launches estates regeneration panel

10.02.2016

Laura Edgar

A panel of experts has been convened to consider how the layout of housing estates can best be used to deliver more quality homes available for rent and buy.

Devolution a “once in a lifetime” opportunity for the North of England

15.01.2016

Simon Wicks

Regional devolution is a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to transform English democracy and make the “long overdue return of this country to its 19th century dynamics that made it the world leader in the industrial revolution”, according to Lord Heseltine.