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Reading Borough Council approved a development brief for the Chatham Street area of the town this week. The brief proposes 116,125 sq m of development to replace the concrete 1960s [...]

RTPI members overwhelmingly support the reorganisation of the institute, according to the initial response from consultation, Planning learnt this week. According to questionnaire returns from the institute's document A Manifesto [...]

'I doubt whether a schoolteacher would advise students to go into town and country planning as mine did in the 1960s. In those far-off days, planning was a keenly sought-after [...]

Details of a scheme to help regenerate Stoke-on-Trent by relieving congestion at two of its major junctions were unveiled by the Highways Agency last week. The pounds 33 million package [...]

'This is excellent news for the planning system. Lord Falconer has taken on board Davies many of the points that the RTPI has been making for the past year. The [...]

Proposals to demolish the north London workhouse that inspired Oliver Twist to make way for a car park have sparked anger from local historians. The Barnet Union Workhouse is thought [...]

A proposal for a hotel, conference centre, leisure facilities and self-catering chalets in Lancashire has been refused permission on green belt grounds after being called in by the secretary of [...]

The Planning Inspectorate will face a range of demanding targets next year, including new goals for handling enforce-merit and recorded appeals and call-in cases. Under the new regime, eight out [...]

Communities in Belfast have been urged to take advantage of recent political developments by offering views on the future of the city. The Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (BMAP) issues paper, [...]

New requirement of for developers to consult with local communities in advance of submitting 'significant' planning applications, in line with a statement of community involvement. Local authorities to open up [...]

Outline consents to be replaced by masterplans for major developments, drawn up by partnerships of local authorities and developers. Permissions and consents to be time-limited to three reduced from five, [...]

Asda Stores has failed to win approval to vary two conditions imposed on a permission for the redevelopment of a district centre in Coventry seeking to reinstate public use of [...]

Connolly Homes and Wilcon Homes have secured reserved matters approval for a development of 113dwellings and associated infrastructure on 5.43ha of land in Bedfordshire, as well as a partial award [...]

Sheffield City Council and urban regeneration company Sheffield One last week announced their preferred developer for an e-campus planned for the city centre. The consortium of Teesland and GMI Rovinian [...]

Three developers are competing for a site in Bath which represents one of the most significant regeneration opportunities in the UK, it emerged this week. A partnership between Bath and [...]

Closer partnerships between rural and urban areas are needed if local authorities are to achieve sustainable economic development, according to a report published last week. The Countryside Agency research says [...]

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment this week said the Temple Quay North mixed-use scheme in Bristol will create 'a new quarter with a distinct character'. The scheme, [...]

Leeds' new guided bus scheme has received the Institute of Logistics and Transport's annual award for the planning of public transport at a ceremony last week. Elite, a quality bus [...]

A 75 million £ funding package for public transport schemes was announced this week by the Scottish Executive. Scottish transport minister Sarah Boyack unveiled details of the 26 projects that [...]

The government's ten-year transport plan will not deliver value for money unless the transport industry faces up to a severe skills shortage, a conference in London on the government's priorities [...]

The plan-led system pays scant regard to the needs of regeneration projects, the British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) said this week. In its submission to planning minister Lord Falconer for [...]

Urban regeneration company New East Manchester (NEM) has selected the Langtree Group as the preferred developer for the Openshaw Business Centre. The business and enterprise centre, proposed for a site [...]

Controversial plans for a major new shopping centre in Norwich look set to get the green light after a High Court challenge against it under human rights legislation was dismissed [...]