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Financing opportunities for energy efficiency in housing
Posted on: 4 August 2014
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This report highlights the discussions and outcomes from a conference and study visit held in Barcelona, Spain in February 2014 as part of the Power House nearly Zero Energy Challenge. The report concludes with some recommendations for social housing providers in warm/Mediterranean climates in order for them to take advantage of the finance opportunities in energy efficiency offered by the EU and other schemes available in their countries.
Analysis on social housing and social investment
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This report looks at the relationship between housing provided for people on low incomes or with particular needs and social investment.
High street performance and evolution: A brief guide to the evidence
Posted on: 4 August 2014
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Working with experts across the field, this study from the University of Southampton reviews what robust evidence is available on the trends impacting high streets and town centres, and provides a guide to how those trends have changed, and will continue to change, those vital commercial and social spaces.
Technical consultation on planning
Posted on: 4 August 2014
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This consultation puts forward a range of proposals to further improve the planning system and build upon the improvements the government has already made. Proposals cover: neighbourhood planning; reducing planning regulations to promote housing, high streets and growth; improving the use of planning conditions; improving the planning application process; Environmental Impact Assessment thresholds; and improving the national infrastructure planning regime. Comments are requested by 26 September 2014.
London Infrastructure Plan 2050: A consultation
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This document sets out what infrastructure London requires. It is the first ever strategic attempt to set out London’s infrastructure needs, how much it might cost and how it is paid for. Comments are requested by 31 October 2014.
Accommodating growth in town centres: Achieving successful housing intensification and high street diversification
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This report for the Greater London Authority calls for London boroughs to plan for more housing in town centres to meet the challenge of a rapidly growing population. Drawn up by consultancies Peter Brett Associates (PBA) and Graham Harrington Planning Advice and architects Maccreanor Lavington, this document will aim to inform the Further Alterations to the London Plan which is about to be examined.
Gap in the market: Building new homes in London on disused sites
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This report from the London Assembly Conservatives found that 10,000 new homes could be delivered on the capital’s ‘disused spaces’. The report outlines a ‘disused site’ action plan across every borough that it says could deliver 10,000 homes in 10 years.
Does regional economic growth depend on proximity to urban centres?
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This paper analyses the spatial patterns of regional economic growth in Europe over the 1995 to 2010 period. It finds that regions, which contain large urban agglomerations, have been growing significantly faster than those that do not. Furthermore, proximity to large urban agglomerations has been positively correlated to economic growth. Halving travel time to a large urban agglomeration is associated with a 0.2 to 0.4 percentage points increase in annual per capita growth. More generally, the study also shows that measures of population density are positively correlated to growth. Among the different measures, by far the best predictor of growth between 1995 and 2010 is the maximum population density of a region.
Working with natural processes to reduce flood risk: a research and development framework
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Working with natural processes (WWNP) involves taking action to manage fluvial and coastal flood erosion risk by protecting, restoring and emulating the natural regulating function of catchments, rivers, floodplains and coasts. This project has produced a framework for a comprehensive and prioritised programme of WWNP research and dissemination to allow flood and coastal erosion risk management to be carried out sustainably, improving the environment for people and wildlife.
Review of local authorities’ role in housing supply: progress update
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This document provides a progress update on the review of the role of local authorities in housing supply.
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