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Garden city founder Ebenezer Howard gets Welwyn Garden City statue

23.04.2021

Martin Read

Design | Ebenezer Howard | England | Environmental | Heritage | welwyn

Garden city pioneer Ebenezer Howard has been commemorated with a statue in one of the two garden cities he established.
England round-up: Neighbourhood Planning Bill has its second reading; North deciding more planning applications than London

14.10.2016

Laura Edgar

chris grayling | Climate Change | Derbyshire | England | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | London | Manchester | neighbourhood planning bill | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | plymouth | sadiq khan | welwyn

A round-up of planning news in England: 8 October-14 October, 2016
NIC could support new garden cities – research

19.07.2016

Laura Edgar

England | Garden cities | garden city | Housing | housing crisis | Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Green | Infrastructure - Transport | Letchworth | Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation | UK | welwyn

Government funding for infrastructure as well as private finance from pension funds could support a new wave of garden cities, according to a study.
News Analysis: What can we learn from new towns?

05.10.2015

Laura Edgar

England | garden city | Housing | Infrastructure | new town | Runcorn | stevenage | UK | Warrington | welwyn

Creating new towns is going to be a complex task and much will need to be considered during their planning. What can be learned from the 20th century new towns and what does their future hold?