Physical Regeneration News
Go-ahead for Old Trafford revamp
Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) has been granted permission for a £32 million upgrade of its Old Trafford home by Trafford Council.
Man City kicks off regeneration plans
Manchester City Council, New East Manchester and Manchester City Football Club have teamed up to regenerate the area around the City of Manchester stadium.
Merseyside Sainsbury's plans submitted
Turley Associates has submitted plans for a Sainsbury’s store as part of a mixed-use regeneration scheme in Crosby, Merseyside.
Planning Appeal Casebook
DC Casebook: Householder Development - Block paving drive fails porosity test
An enforcement notice directed against block paving at a house in Surrey has been upheld after an inspector found that it is not permitted development following a dispute over whether it is porous.
In Depth
Pressing for partnership
A parliamentary group says the next government should put planning reform on hold after its first year in power and take steps to minimise developers' planning bills, Jonathan Tilley finds.
Legal Report - Opposition ideas offer no quick fix on planning woe
The Conservatives' planning green paper, proposing a "radical reboot" of the system, has triggered responses which have been at best neutral and at worst vehemently critical.
Urban quality evaluator
Ben van Bruggen's record puts him in a strong position to advise Savills' clients on ways to secure design excellence at a crucial stage in planning major projects.
Country's Lifeblood
The government's rural champion is determined to tackle the deficiencies in housing, transport and technology that force young people out of rural communities.
Opinion
Graeme
Bell
Bell on ... reinventing Teesside lead
Town and Country Planning Association vice-president Graeme Bell on the closure of Teesside steelworks.
Anthony
Fyson
Fyson on ... rail champions' research
Rail champions' research that underlines major stations' key role as urban regeneration driver.
