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Focus on priorities has allowed us to continue regeneration: HCA chief

John Geoghegan — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:46:00 +0000

Government regeneration quango the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has been able to progress regeneration projects during the economic downturn by prioritising investment opportunities, its chief executive has said.

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Focus on priorities has allowed us to continue regeneration: HCA chief

John Geoghegan — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:46:00 +0000

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Councils ‘to keep 50 per cent of business rates’

Michael Donnelly — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:36:00 +0000

Local authorities would be able to keep 50 per cent of business rates, under proposals unveiled by communities secretary Eric Pickles.

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Councils ‘to keep 50 per cent of business rates’

Michael Donnelly — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:36:00 +0000

Local authorities would be able to keep 50 per cent of business rates, under proposals unveiled by communities secretary Eric Pickles.

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York approves out of town stadium retail scheme

Susanna Millar — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:00 +0000

York city councillors approved a controversial out of town retail and stadium scheme last night after the longest planning meeting the authority has ever held.

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York approves out of town stadium retail scheme

Susanna Millar — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:00 +0000

York city councillors approved a controversial out of town retail and stadium scheme last night after the longest planning meeting the authority has ever held.

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Hammerson gets go-ahead for Croydon shopping centre revamp

Michael Donnelly — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:35:00 +0000

The London Borough of Croydon has resolved to grant consent for the redevelopment of the Centrale Shopping Centre.

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Hammerson gets go-ahead for Croydon shopping centre revamp

Michael Donnelly — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:35:00 +0000

The London Borough of Croydon has resolved to grant consent for the redevelopment of the Centrale Shopping Centre.

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Slough selects developers for Britwell sites

Planning Resource Home page RSS Feed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Developers Countryside Properties and Catalyst Housing have been chosen by Slough Borough Council as the preferred bidders for a project to build 255 homes across two sites on the Britwell estate, as well as shops and parking.

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Balfour Beatty lands Birmingham tram extension contract

Planning Resource Home page RSS Feed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Developer Balfour Beatty has been selected as the preferred bidder to build a tram extension through Birmingham City Centre by Centro, the organisation responsible for bus, rail and Midland Metro Tram transport in the West Midlands.

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The Top 100 Regeneration Projects 2012

Planning Resource Home page RSS Feed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The amount of private sector money formally committed to some of the biggest regeneration projects in the UK has risen significantly in the past 18 months, according to research published today.

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Ekosgen appointed for Market Towns Initiative

Planning Resource Home page RSS Feed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Consultancy Ekosgen has been appointed by countryside charity the Rural Development Trust to evaluate community-led regeneration scheme the Market Towns Initiative, which aims to build a network of community trusts which are able to deliver regeneration in the rural market towns of Biggar, Carluke, Lanark and Strathaven in Scotland.

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Backing for two Scots plans

John Geoghegan — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Two of Scotland’s four strategic development planning authorities (SDPAs) have had their long-term plans backed by Scottish government reporters, bringing them one step away from final approval.

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Backing for two Scots plans

John Geoghegan — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Two of Scotland’s four strategic development planning authorities (SDPAs) have had their long-term plans backed by Scottish government reporters, bringing them one step away from final approval.

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Council drops equine charges

Planning Resource Home page RSS Feed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

East Cambridgeshire District Council has dropped charges for business and equine-related developments in its latest plans for a developer levy.

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Council drops equine charges

Planning Resource Home page RSS Feed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

East Cambridgeshire District Council has dropped charges for business and equine-related developments in its latest plans for a developer levy.

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Ekosgen appointed

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Levy consultancy wins East Sussex contract

Jamie Carpenter — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

A consultancy set up by the first English council to begin charging a new development tariff has been awarded a contract by a group of seven planning authorities in East Sussex to produce a viability assessment to support the charge’s introduction.

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Survey: a third of councils lack central retail schemes

John Geoghegan — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

More than a third of local authorities have no large town centre or edge-of-town retail schemes currently planned, a new survey shows.

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Regeneration funding rises

Planning Resource Home page RSS Feed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The amount of private sector money formally committed to some of the biggest regeneration projects in the UK has risen significantly in the past 18 months, according to research published today.

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Centro selects Balfour Beatty

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Call for more rigorous checks of RGF

John Geoghegan — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

A shadow minister has called for more robust scrutiny of the government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) after the public spending watchdog said the fund is not providing enough value for money.

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Countryside Properties and Catalyst Housing chosen

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Belfast prison developer named

Adam Branson — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:52:00 +0000

The Northern Ireland Executive has appointed a preferred developer for the redevelopment of A Wing at the Crumlin Road Gaol in north Belfast, it was announced yesterday.

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Revised application submitted for Cornwall housing scheme

Ben Cook — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:46:00 +0000

A housing developer has submitted a revised planning application for a controversial housing scheme in Cornwall after failing in a legal challenge relating to its original plans.

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