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Leader of the track: An interview with Paul Gilfedder

03.05.2021

Huw Morris

England | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | rail infrastructure | railways

As HS2’s Head of Planning, Paul Gilfedder juggles a myriad of challenges. He tells Huw Morris about working on the UK's biggest transport and regeneration project

Regeneration: Reinstating Britain's railways

05.07.2018

Mark Smulian

Half a century ago Lord Beeching took an axe to Britain’s railways. Now many closed lines could be reinstated alongside urban and suburban regeneration. Mark Smulian considers how what goes around...

How the UK's railway stations can support urban renewal

31.05.2018

Mark Smulian

Railway stations and the land they sit on are often perfectly located for regeneration and housing...

England round-up: Budget details; Bristol University submits plans for £300 million campus

24.11.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 18 November-24 November, 2017

Autumn Budget 2017: North and Mid-Wales growth deals on the table but no Swansea tidal lagoon decision yet

24.11.2017

Roger Milne

The UK Government has committed to begin formal negotiations towards a North Wales growth deal and will also consider proposals for a Mid-Wales growth deal. It has promised to work with local partners and the Welsh Government on this.

Courtroom Gavel - legal changes that affect planners

Legal briefs: Anti-fracking group’s legal challenge to be heard next month

05.03.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 27th February-3rd March 2017

Building in the green belt could increase car journeys, RTPI research finds

14.08.2015

Laura Edgar

Building near to train stations in the London green belt could add an extra 7.5 million car journeys every week, according to new research by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Businesses feel motorways are getting worse

Political rhetoric discourages infrastructure investment, concludes survey

04.11.2014

Laura Edgar

Businesses are urging a new approach in order for the UK to address its long-term infrastructure challenges.

Back on track: A branch line revival

23.09.2014

Mark Smulian

Association of Community Rail Partnerships | Infrastructure | rail | railways | UK

The drive to get us off roads and on to more eco-friendly communal trains is fraught with difficulty not only because of Beeching’s legacy, but also because of the disconnect between planner and rail...