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Intelligent cities: Urban design in the digital age
Posted on: 10 May 2013
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This presentation considers the issue of smart/intelligent cities, how to develop new cities and retrofit existing global cities.
Aviation Strategy
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The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has published the findings of its inquiry into the government’s aviation strategy. The Committee rejects calls for a new hub airport east of London and urges the Government to permit the expansion of Heathrow where a third runway is long overdue. The Committee looked closely at the three main options by which the UK could increase its hub airport capacity.
New opportunities for sustainable development and growth through the reuse of existing buildings
Posted on: 10 May 2013
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The Department for Communities and Local Government has published a summary of responses outlining measures the government is bringing forward to relax planning regulations to enable better use of existing buildings. The document contains the government’s response.
Extending permitted development rights for homeowners and businesses
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The Department for Communities and Local Government has published a summary of consultation responses outlining measures the government is bringing in to extend permitted development rights for extensions for homeowners and businesses including a new neighbours’ consultation scheme. The Department has also published an assessment of the impact of measures to extend permitted development rights for homeowners and businesses. The measures being taken forward will allow, for a period of 3 years, homeowners to build larger single storey extensions and also increase the thresholds for extensions to retail premises, offices and new industrial buildings. For the new larger home extensions a neighbours’ consultation scheme is being introduced. View here
Green infrastructure: Enhancing Europe’s natural capital
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The European Commission has adopted a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of spatial planning. A technical information paper is also available.
In land revenue: The case for a land value tax in the UK
Posted on: 9 May 2013
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The Centre for Labour and Social Studies has published a paper calling for a land value tax to help deliver a ‘house-building revolution’.
East London river crossing
Posted on: 9 May 2013
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The river crossings consultation report shows there is continued support for a new road tunnel between Silvertown and the Greenwich Peninsula and a new river crossing at Gallions Reach.
Action stations: The impacts of Crossrail on residential property in central London
Posted on: 8 May 2013
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Crossrail is the biggest infrastructure project in London in nearly two decades. Knight Frank’s Crossrail report monitors how house prices have performed since 2008 and forecast how far they will outperform the wider market in the run up to 2018.
Designing homes for the 21st Century: lessons for low energy design
Posted on: 8 May 2013
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A fundamental review of housing design is needed if the UK is to produce successful low carbon homes of the future, according to a new guide by the NHBC Foundation. The guide explores the challenges of designing zero carbon homes and helps identify the processes needed to achieve cost effective and practical design. It finds that current design and procurement practices need to change if these are to be addressed. Registration is required to view the document.
Money into Property 2013
Posted on: 8 May 2013
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DTZ has published the latest issue of Money into Property UK. This provides a detailed update of invested stock, which is defined as investment-grade commercial real estate held by investors; a survey of current market sentiment; and an update on transaction volumes and associated liquidity across markets. Similar reports are available for Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America together with a global overview.
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