Planning (UK) articles from August 2004

Planning (UK) archives from August 2004

Diary: Southwark trials vegetable oil fuel.(testing of Synthetic fuels)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... It's a case of out of the frying pan and into the engine for vegetable oil in south London, where the stuff your chips are fried in is being trialled to power the London Borough of Southwark's vehicle fleet. The council is the first London...

Diary: Village launches long-winded protest.(Residents of Llanfynydd protest)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Residents of Llanfynydd in Carmarthenshire have changed the name of their village in protest over plans to build a wind farm in nearby countryside, creating Britain's longest place name in the process. The village is now to be known as...

Diary: Film release seeks slice of the action.(town planning news)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Lewes District Council has come up with an inspired device for educating the public about the local development framework (LDF) system, courtesy of a ten-minute video that is already showing signs of becoming a box office success. ...

Moves: Appointment at the Langtree Group.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Alan Burke has been appointed to the board of the Langtree Group. He previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chesterton and English Partnerships before forming a consultancy in 1997.

Moves: Appointment at Peter Brett Associates.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Stephen Dellow has been appointed as an associate in the civil engineering team at Peter Brett Associates in Reading. He worked for the firm ten years ago and returns after gaining overseas experience.

Moves: Appointment at Manchester Airport.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Sarah Young has joined the planning team at Manchester Airport, moving from Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Jon Hockley has joined Nottingham East Midlands Airport as a planning adviser from Twigden Homes in Cambridgeshire.

Moves: Appointment at GVA Grimley.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... GVA Grimley has added to its London regeneration team with the appointment of Kevin McGovern as a partner, Mike Taylor as an associate, Asi Panditharatna as a principal and Caroline Stutt as a consultant. All four have joined from Colin...

Moves: Appointment at Cascade Consulting.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Liz Baker has joined Cascade Consulting as principal environmental scientist. She joins from Faber Maunsell, where she was an associate director in the consultancy's environment division.

Moves: Appointment at Terence O'Rourke.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Jane Hudson has been promoted to associate director in town planning by Terence O'Rourke. Emma Robinson has been promoted to associate director in environmental consultancy and Mark Collins becomes senior environmental manager.

Moves: Appointment at the UK Association for Commuter Transport.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Colin Black, a divisional director of JMP Consulting, has been elected chairman of the UK Association for Commuter Transport, succeeding Alastair Duff, who has retired after completing his three-year term. Black specialises in sustainable...

Moves: Appointment at Montagu Evans.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Christa Dunkel has joined the planning and development department at Montagu Evans as an associate and Peter Muneley has joined the firm as a senior surveyor.

Moves: Appointment at tp bennett.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Mike Ibbott has joined tp bennett as a director of its specialist planning division. He was previously head of strategic planning at the London Borough of Lambeth and has more than 20 years' planning experience.

Moves: Appointment at English Partnerships.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Stephen Hill has been appointed head of the millennium communities programme and national standards at English Partnerships. He was previously director of development at the Samuel Lewis Housing Trust.

Moves: Appointment at Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Andrew Blaxland has been appointed as an associate at Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd in Winchester. He previously worked for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Bruce Acton joins as a principal planner from South Gloucestershire Council and Tim...

Moves: Appointment at CB Richard Ellis.(Blue Sky Planning)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Joe McClenaghan has resigned as planning director at CB Richard Ellis to join Craig Blatchford and Jonathan Best as a director at Blue Sky Planning.

Agenda: Diary to 20 August.(Calendar)
August 6, 2004... 17 July-19 September: Fantasy Architecture 1500-2036. Organisers: Hayward Gallery and Royal Institute of British Architects. Venue: Salford. Fee: Free. Details: The Lowry (tel) 0870 787 5780. FORWARD DIARY 3-15 September: Planning...

RTPI News: Environment planning and protection network.(Royal Town Planning Institute)
August 6, 2004... Members can develop knowledge and share experience by setting up topic-based networks. Trish Schofield explains. The environmental planning and protection (EPP) network was launched at the Planning Convention last June. Its aim is to...

RTPI News: CPD Update - CPD and the RTPI networks.(Royal Town Planning Institute)(Community Planning & Development)
August 6, 2004... Christina Hirst considers the CPD opportunities that may exist for members joining the new RTPI networks. As members will be aware, the institute is developing innovative ways of enabling members to develop knowledge and share experience...

RTPI News: Appeals and inquiries: an overview of practice.(Royal Town Planning Institute)
August 6, 2004... A good programme officer is of key importance to the success of development plan inquires. Andrew Pykett reports. A review of the current circumstances at the inspectorate including a record of the growth in the number of appeals and the...

RTPI News: RTPI Buletin Board.(Royal Town Planning Institute )
August 6, 2004... DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PANEL VACANCY The development planning system is changing. The commencement of the English Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act and the changes to the Welsh, Scottish and Irish systems are bringing a raft of revised...

RTPI News: Nat Lichfield first to receive RTPI award for lifetime achievement.(Royal Town Planning Institute)
August 6, 2004... The AGM on 21 July was followed by a presentation to Professor Nathaniel Lichfield of the RTPI award for lifetime achievement. The award is the first outcome of the review of the institute's awards and honours for individuals. Outstanding...

Casebook: Development Control Casebook Forum.
August 6, 2004... E-mail your queries, or your replies to earlier queries, to casebook@haynet.com. Alternatively, post them to Development Control Casebook Forum, Development Control Services Ltd, Suite 1, Fullers Court, 40 Lower Quay Street, Gloucester GL1 2LW...

Casebook: Residential concerns block Harrods evening functions.(restaurant industry news)(Harrods Store Ltd)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An appeal by Harrods Store Ltd to use the Georgian Restaurant and food halls at its Knightsbridge flagship for evening functions outside normal shopping hours has been rejected after a prolonged debate as to the precise nature of the proposed...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Agricultural Development - Poultry processing accepted as agricultural use.(poultry processing)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A replacement building for processing poultry on a farm in the Surrey green belt has been allowed on the grounds that it involved an appropriate form of development and would not harm an area of great landscape value or the Surrey Hills area of...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Agricultural Development - Farm caravan deemed not to require permission.(agriculture industry news)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An enforcement notice directed against the siting of a caravan used to store bird seed and tools and for shelter on agricultural land in Norfolk has been quashed after an inspector decided that it did not constitute development. The...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Commercial and Industrial - Storage activity ruled to fall within use class.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An inspector has agreed with an appellant that the use of land in Devon for keeping timber, topsoil, tractors and trailers fell within the B8 storage and distribution class in the Use Classes Order. A lawful development certificate (LDC)...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Community Facilities - Car park held sufficient for commencement.(urban planning)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A lawful development certificate has been issued to confirm that the change of use of a motel and leisure complex in Lincolnshire to a nursing home is lawful on the basis that the development had commenced through the construction of a car...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Energy Development - Wind farm rejected due to landscape impact.
August 6, 2004... A proposal for a wind farm on the Lincolnshire coast consisting of 20 turbines 100m in height to the blade tips has been rejected after an inspector decided that they would introduce a strong vertical emphasis into a landscape dominated by...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Food and Drink uses - Fast food restaurant wins approval with costs.(restaurant news)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A developer has secured planning permission for a KFC drive-through restaurant in Peterborough, with the inspector also awarding partial costs against the city council for unreasonably pursuing some of its objections. The inspector...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Housing: New build - Affordable homes condition ruled unreasonable.(housing news)
August 6, 2004... A condition requiring affordable housing in association with the development of a site in Lancashire for 13 houses has been deleted on the grounds that it did not meet the tests set out in Circular 11/95. The inspector remarked that in...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Housing: New build - Home regarded as harmful to battlefield site.(housing news)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A proposed house in open countryside in the West Yorkshire green belt has been rejected on the grounds that it would represent inappropriate development on a greenfield site and would harm a historic battlefield. The site lay in a...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Housing: Conversion - Threat to privacy blocks substation conversion.(housing law )(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The conversion and alteration of a former London Underground substation in Essex to form 22 dwellings has been rejected on the grounds that it would lead to an unacceptable loss of privacy to local residents. The site was located at the...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Housing: Conversion - Outhouse conversion fails amenity standards.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The continued use of an outhouse within the curtilage of a house in a Cornish conservation area as a separate unit of accommodation has been turned down after an inspector concluded that the building was too small for permanent residential use....

Casebook: Appeal cases - Leisure and Entertainment - Marquee at country club judged to be a building.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An enforcement notice directed against a marquee at a country club in the Essex green belt has been upheld after an inspector determined that it comprised a building needing planning permission. The marquee had originally formed part of the...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Leisure and Entertainment - Paintballing rejected due to impact on green belt.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An enforcement notice directed against paintball games on land in the Kent Downs area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) has been upheld because it involved an inappropriate form of development that harmed the openness of the metropolitan...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Leisure and Entertainment - Tennis floodlights ruled out by amenity concern.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An inspector has rejected a floodlighting scheme for a tennis club in Middlesex, ruling that it would undermine residential amenity by extending the use of two of the courts into the evenings. The site had been established in the 1930s and...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Leisure and Entertainment - Golf scheme judged appropriate in green belt.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The construction of a golf driving range, office accommodation, stalls and car parking areas at a site in Worcestershire has been approved after an inspector concluded that the scheme represented an appropriate form of development in the West...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Mixed Development - Gallery scheme supported despite locals' concern.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The conversion of a builder's yard in western Scotland to form an art gallery, shop and dwelling has been backed by a reporter who concluded that raising the roof height would not create unacceptable overshadowing effects on neighbouring...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Retail Development - Fish sales business agreed at domestic garage.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The use of a domestic garage in Norfolk as a base for the keeping and sale of koi carp has been supported by an inspector who concluded that it would be difficult to conduct the business from a conventional shop unit. The appellant sourced...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Telecommunications - Lattice mast allowed in national park beauty spot.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Vodafone has secured permission for an 18m lattice mast close to a popular tourist attraction in the Peak District national park after an inspector determined that it would have an imperceptible impact on local views. The mast was to be...

Casebook: Appeal cases - Transport Developments - Taxiway cleared at green belt aerodrome.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The construction of a taxiway at a private aerodrome in Berkshire has been allowed following a finding that it would not be inappropriate development in the green belt and would not harm the character and appearance of the surrounding...

Casebook: Court Cases - Flood risk review ordered on Gypsy decision.(Newark and Sherwood District Council v First Secretary of State and Others)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The High Court has quashed an inspector's decision to allow an appeal by a group of Gypsies encamped at a site in the washlands of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire, concluding that their occupation could increase the risk of flooding. ...

Casebook: Court Cases - Cliff protection works decision struck down.(English Nature v First Secretary of State)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... English Nature has successfully challenged a ministerial decision to grant permission for cliff stabilisation works in Brighton without imposing a condition prohibiting the use of meshing. The deputy prime minister (Planning, 4 June, p17)...

Casebook: Court Cases - Challenge to retail decision ruled out of time.(Morbaine Ltd and Another v First Secretary of State and Another)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The High Court has rejected a challenge to an inspector's decision to grant permission for a retail scheme in Stoke-on-Trent because it had been brought outside the time limits allowed. The scheme included four non-food retail warehouses, a...

Casebook: Court Cases - Homes scheme supported on alleged town green.(Bristol City Council v First Secretary of State)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Bristol City Council has failed to overturn an inspector's decision to allow an appeal by Edward Ware Urban Renewal Ltd for a housing scheme in Clifton, with the High Court rejecting claims that inadequate consideration had been given to the...

Casebook: Court Cases - Action group overturns revised access plans.(Ashton v First Secretary of State)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A Wolverhampton resident has succeeded in overturning a decision to grant permission for seven apartments after convincing a High Court judge that an inspector's analysis was unsound. The city council had refused permission on the grounds...

Casebook: Appeal Cases - Community Facilities - Student homes design judged out of place.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A proposal for 34 grouped student family units backing onto a conservation area characterised by two-storey villas on the edge of Bournemouth town centre has been turned down after an inspector judged that it would create a visually arresting...

Casebook: Appeal Cases - Housing: New Build - Barn conversion supported despite opposition.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A five-bedroom dwelling has been allowed as a replacement for a converted barn in Devon, with an inspector concluding that the council's opposition to the scheme was fundamentally flawed. The appeal site lay in open countryside and...

Casebook: Appeal Cases - Housing: New build - Design of apartments deemed acceptable.(32 sheltered apartments, Gloucester conservation area, McCarty and Stone PLC)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... McCarthy and Stone (Developments) Ltd has secured permission for 32 sheltered apartments in a Gloucester conservation area after an inspector ruled that the design of the scheme was acceptable. He rejected criticisms levelled by the council in...

Casebook: Downloading decisions.(Urban planning, appeals, cases)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Decision letters for all cases with a DCS reference number can be immediately downloaded from the DCS website for pounds 12 + VAT per case. Readers without a free entry code can apply through the site. The site may also be used to browse for...

Casebook: Appeal Cases - Housing: Conversion - Water tower conversion fails to find favour.(Kent countryside, land use)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The conversion of a locally important two-storey water tower in the Kent countryside has been rejected by an inspector who ruled that proposed extensions to it would harm the area's character. The inspector agreed that the tower was capable...

Notebook: Old standards still relevant.(principles of British new towns in Putrajaya, Malaysia)
August 6, 2004... If you thought that the principles of British new towns were dead and buried, think again. Cliff Hague finds them alive and thriving in Malaysia. Putrajaya is a state-of-the-art city built on the principles that were used to lay out...

Uncertain heritage outlook.(heritage buildings, review of heritage protection)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The government's review of heritage protection is a missed opportunity for modernising the system, argues Dave Chetwyn. The government's overhaul of the planning system continues apace with the publication of its review of heritage...

Liverpool row threatens to dim spotlight.(Liverpool City Council, urban regeneration companies)
August 6, 2004... The collapse of two major schemes raises doubts over Liverpool's regeneration prospects, reports Ben Willis. When Liverpool City Council announced last month that it is ditching plans for the so-called 'fourth grace' on the Mersey...

Interview: Green balancing act.(Richard Bate, standing specialist adviser on planning to the Commons ODPM select committee)(Interview)
August 6, 2004... Improvements to the planning system take time to make their presence felt but the effort to ease their progress must be maintained, Richard Bate tells Chris Griffin. 'To make a difference to the environment, I help people promote and...

Editorial: Target fiddles fail to disguise breakdown.(carbon dioxide emissions control)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
August 6, 2004... One of the hallmarks of today's government is the setting of targets that are subsequently quietly dropped, modified, 'reframed' or whatever the management jargon is for admitting failure. Climate change is the most important long-term issue...

Opinion: Fyson on ... striking designs that warrant greater support.(Will Alsop's design for a building on Merseyside, Daniel Libeskind's Victoria and Albert Museum addition)
August 6, 2004... It has not been a good month for adventurous architecture. First Liverpool scrapped its plans for the 'Cloud', a ten-storey structure on the city's waterfront. Then the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) decided that it could not support the 'Spiral',...

Councils set to benefit from financial freedom.(City Councils, Office of Deputy Prime Minister, document on creating sustainable communities)
August 6, 2004... The ODPM's vision for local governance offers more freedom on spending, reports Nancy Wainscoat. Clearer lines of accountability outlined in an ODPM document last week aim to put local authorities in the driving seat in creating...

Gummer on ... debate sparked by the regional assembly choice.(vesting of planning powers)
August 6, 2004... Referenda on elected assemblies in northern England have ignited regional planning arguments. The government has been forced to retreat on its arrangement to sidestep county councils, but should any of the referenda produce a positive vote, it...

Analysis: Rural revolution takes shape.(Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Countryside Agency, Regional Development Agencies)
August 6, 2004... A major shake-up in service delivery for rural communities is in prospect, reports Catherine Early. Following criticisms of DEFRA's delivery structures as too bureaucratic, centralised and confusing for customers, last week's rural...

Business Briefs: Montagu Evans appointed.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Montagu Evans has been appointed as planning consultant for the redevelopment of Bridge House near Blackfriars by the Corporation of London. The scheme, between Blackfriars London Underground station and the Blackfriars Bridge underpass, will...

Business Briefs: Lissan House to have development plans.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Grade II listed Lissan House in Northern Ireland is to have access and audience development plans prepared by Locum Destination Consulting. The plans are designed to help attract audiences and overcome barriers to visiting the 81ha site,...

Business Briefs: Leisure, retail and residential scheme for Swansea.(Discovery Properties)(City Lofts Group)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A pounds 50 million leisure, retail and residential scheme will be developed by Discovery Properties and residential partner City Lofts Group as part of a pounds 200 million venture to transform Prince of Wales Dock in Swansea. The two-year...

Business Briefs: Green Issues and Greenhaus to team up on projects.(Greenhaus Communications, helping developers and businesses manage complexities of local authority politics, stakeholder management and liaison)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Community relations specialist Green Issues and Scottish public affairs consultancy Greenhaus Communications have agreed to team up on specific projects north of the border. Green Issues Communications specialises in helping developers and...

Business Briefs: Redevelopment of area in Salford.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An action plan for the redevelopment of the Pendleton Church area of Salford is to be prepared by Halcrow's Handforth-based Manchester team. Working for Charlestown and Lower Kersal New Deal for Communities, Halcrow will assess the likely...

Business Briefs: Masterplan for north-west quarter of Belfast city.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A masterplan for the north-west quarter of Belfast city centre is to be prepared by GVA Grimley's regional office. The firm's planning, development, regeneration and urban design team will lead a consortium of specialists including retail...

Business Briefs: Plans for Liverpool business park scheme granted.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Plans for Liverpool Land Development Company's flagship green business park scheme have been granted permission. The 29ha Stonebridge Park project in Gilmoss, north Liverpool, will be one of the area's most environmentally friendly business...

Business Briefs: Planning consultancy KMA relocates.(to Chincester, West Sussex)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Planning consultancy KMA is relocating its Portsmouth office to new premises in Chichester, West Sussex. Kris Mitra, Matthew Utting, Paul White and Abi Shore can be contacted on 01243 534050. Contact details for the practice's other offices in...

Scottish News: Supermarket plan lodged in Granton.(Edinburgh's waterfront development, Granton Gas Works site)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... An important stage in the development of Edinburgh's waterfront has been reached with the submission of plans for the Granton Gas Works site. Retailer Morrisons and developer SecondSite are proposing to build one of Scotland's largest...

Scottish News: Authorities set for birth of e-planning.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Ministers have removed the legal obstacles to Scottish planning authorities receiving applications and sending out decision notifications by e-mail. The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004, which...

Scottish News: Clyde renewal charged with failing locals.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Regeneration along Glasgow's River Clyde is not benefiting local communities, a study has found. Researchers from the University of Glasgow and Oxfam warned last week that the most vulnerable people in areas such as Partick and Govan are...

Transport News: Radical steps win back capital funding.(local authorities of Thurrock, East Sussex, Plymouth and Southend)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Four local authorities that had transport funding withheld have taken enough positive steps to qualify for capital funds, the government announced last week. Thurrock, East Sussex, Plymouth and Southend all scored a 'weak' rating in last...

Transport News: Working groups set up for New Street upgrade.(Birmingham's New Street railway station, Network Rail, Birmingham City Council)
August 6, 2004... Plans to improve Birmingham's New Street Station were boosted by steering group action to secure more finance this week. The New Street Steering group reconfirmed its commitment by setting up working groups to manage the improvement work....

Transport News: Anger erupts over Broads road plans.(Broads national park, environmentalists, transport groups)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Environmentalists and transport groups have demanded that the government rejects a proposal for a dual carriageway across the Broads national park. Last week protestors wrote to roads minister David Jamieson condemning plans to widen the...

Transport News: Newport's Road Bridge to open this month.(protected habitat along the River Usk)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Newport's Southern Distribution Road Bridge is due to open later this month. The 200m bowstring-arch crossing is designed to be sensitive to protected habitats along the River Usk and meets Countryside Council for Wales's environmental...

Transport News: Cash allotted for boroughs' development.(transportation plans)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Up to pounds 50,000 will be available to each London borough to help fund the development of local implementation plans for transport, according to Transport for London (TfL). The money for 2004-05 will be available to boroughs to prepare...

Transport News: Car use rises while walking rates tumble.(National travel survey)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... More trips are being made by car and the number of journeys made on foot is falling, according to a government survey. The Department for Transport's (DfT) National Travel Survey, published last week, questioned more than 8,000 households....

Regeneration News: Ravenscraig fate hangs in balance.(grant of planning permission while appeals remained undecided, court ruling)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A question mark hangs over Britain's largest regeneration project after a judge ruled the planning permission null and void. Lord Carloway found that North Lanarkshire Council acted outside its legal powers when it approved plans for homes,...

Regeneration News: Renewal prioritised in Northern Ireland.(most deprived neighbourhood)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Northern Ireland's most deprived neighbourhoods have been chosen for priority treatment under a regeneration blueprint for the province. The government estimates that 250,000 people across 32 areas could benefit from its neighbourhood...

Regeneration News: Royal Arsenal regeneration plan revealed.(plans from Berkely Homes and London Development Agency)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Plans for a massive scheme to regenerate the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, south London, have been unveiled. Developer Berkeley Homes and the London Development Agency (LDA) last week submitted plans for a mixed-use development on the 4ha...

Regeneration News: International conference on riverside regeneration.(host Gateshed Council)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A major international conference on riverside regeneration will be hosted by Gateshead Council next year. Euroscape will be held at the Sage on Gateshead's own newly-regenerated riverside during Architecture Week 2005. The conference is...

Regeneration News: Regeneration strategy for key site.(Glyn Square, the Agora sites, the grade II listed Triangular Building and the Wolverton Park sports ground)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A regeneration strategy for a key site in the UK's official growth regions has been created by GVA Grimley and Urban Initiatives. A 71ha site in Wolverton, part of the Milton Keynes growth area, will provide a template for growth and progress...

Regeneration News: Plans for Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley.(three-dimensional model, Insite Environments)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... A three-dimensional model of regeneration plans for Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley was revealed by landscape and urban design consultancy Insite Environments last week. The company hopes that the virtual reality model of the valley will be a...

Regeneration News: London Development Agency set to acquire studio.(3 Mills Studios)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The London Development Agency is set to acquire a major television and film studio as part of its drive to support the capital's creative industries. The 3 Mills Studios in east London is home to television series Footballers' Wives and Bad...