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Going for growth: Reviewing the effectiveness of government growth initiatives
Posted on: 18 November 2014
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The All Party Urban Development Group (APUDG) has published a report which argues that the next government should further extend devolutionary powers to the UK’s cities and regions to promote growth and close the UK’s north-south divide. Consideration should be given to simplifying the planning process within enterprise zones through the introduction of measures similar to Simplified Planning Zones.
Children and place
Posted on: 17 November 2014
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The latest issue (Winter 2014) of the Conservation Bulletin from English Heritage is a special issue which covers the theme of children and place. Topics covered include place of childhood; heritage and education; and place-based learning.
New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane, SW8
Posted on: 14 November 2014
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A revised planning application for the mixed-use redevelopment of the 23-hectare New Covent Garden Market site in south west London has been approved which would see around 500 additional homes on top of a previous planning approval for the scheme.
Making better decisions for places
Posted on: 11 November 2014
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Policy-makers need to adopt a new approach to decision-making in order to respond to major challenges such as housing, transport and economic growth, according to a new report published by the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Sizewell C new nuclear power station evidence plan
Posted on: 10 November 2014
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The new Sizewell C evidence plan shows how future large-scale developments can put environmental protection at the heart of their plans. The first terrestrial evidence plan, drawn up by EDF Energy in consultation with relevant bodies and approved by Natural England, sets out the information that the company will gather to inform a Habitat Regulations Assessment of its proposed new nuclear power station in Suffolk. Unveiled by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2012, evidence plans are available for use by applicants of nationally significant infrastructure projects in England, in agreement with the relevant statutory nature conservation bodies. Although evidence plans have been employed for a number of off-shore developments, Sizewell C is the first land-based plan to have been prepared.
Pink planning
Posted on: 7 November 2014
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The Centre for Policy Studies, a free market think-tank, has published a report which describes the UK’s planning system as “unwieldy” and “not fit for purpose”, stifling economic growth and limiting housing supply. The report calls for the setting up of “pink zones”, so-called because they would provide a diluted regulatory regime compared with the red tape that characterises the current paralysed planning system.
Drafting Development Control Orders
Posted on: 7 November 2014
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The Planning Act 2008 (the PA 2008), and related secondary legislation, sets out the regime in relation to applications and proposed applications for orders granting development consent for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Experience to date has shown that applicants and others welcome detailed advice on a number of aspects of the PA 2008 regime. This advice note forms part of a suite of such advice provided by the Planning Inspectorate. It has no statutory status.
Reinventing Paris: Competition for innovative urban projects
Posted on: 7 November 2014
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The City of Paris is launching a call for innovative urban projects and offering 23 sites to all professionals where they can develop their ideas and express their talents.
Cities Unlocked
Posted on: 6 November 2014
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Cities Unlocked has conducted research into the challenges faced by people with sight loss as they navigate through cities. It has developed and tested a new demonstrator technology and identified opportunities to make cities work better for everyone. This is a unique collaboration of the UK charity Guide Dogs; the global urban innovation centre, Future Cities Catapult, and the multinational technology company Microsoft. Cities Unlocked is also working with partners from across business and academia.
Urban transformations: Cities and water. Gydnia, Poland, 23-26 September 2014
Posted on: 5 November 2014
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The 50th ISOCARP International Planning Conference considered all aspects of urbanity and the inherent relationships between urban planning and water issues. Conclusions of te Congress and presentations are available online.
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