Alex Funk
Alex Funk is a reporter on Building, Building Design and Housing Today
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NewsWolverhampton approves 6,750-home city centre regeneration plan
Blueprint identifies 33 potential development sites
NewsAlmost 90% of council planning departments understaffed despite housebuilding push, warns HBF
New NPPF puts already under-resourced planning teams under further stress, says new report
NewsLandsec’s stalled plans for 1,800 homes in Camden finally approved after design revised
Changes to O2 shopping centre regeneration include increased building heights
NewsLendlease and Crown Estate send in plans for 2,000 homes in east London
Phase is final stage of Stratford Cross development
FeaturesHow the West of England plans to rocket-boost its regeneration
The West of England Combined Authority is one of the UK’s most productive regions - but its director of homes and regeneration believes it is only just getting started
NewsPopulous chosen as lead designer for Frankfurt concert and sports venue seating 15,000
Stadium specialist responsible for Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena and Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London
NewsQuinlan Terry retires from architecture
King Charles’ ‘favourite architect’ is succeeded by Roger Barrell at Quinlan Terry Architecture
NewsOne of London’s tallest resi towers in Canary Wharf gets green light
Scheme at 77 Marsh Wall will be 54 storeys in height
NewsBerkeley and TfL strike deal to see next phase of 5,000-home Woolwich scheme built out
575 homes to be built above Elizabeth line station
NewsConsultation begins on fresh attempt to build at derelict site in Belfast
Developer Castlebrooke wants to build 1,000 at city centre plot that was earmarked for offices
NewsGreen light for second phase of 1,600-home Solihull regeneration scheme
Company behind plans includes Muse and Homes England
NewsWolverhampton Council seeks feedback on 6,700-home city centre regeneration plans
‘Our Future City Centre Plan’ identifies 10 key development sites
NewsPlans in for first 500 homes at major quayside regeneration scheme in Glasgow
Peel Waters proposes £100m co-living towers on city waterfront site
NewsHousing secretary to make final decision on rejected plans to build nearly 500 homes in Essex
Steve Reed calls in City & Country proposals which were kicked into touch last month amid concerns over ‘inappropriate green belt development’
FeaturesUK Design Capital of the Year: How Bradford’s regeneration is driving its revival
Alex Funk takes a closer look at her home city and explores the projects, policies and partnerships driving its transformation that have made it a contender for this year’s award
NewsConsultation launched on new mayoral development corporation for 17,000 homes at Liverpool’s North Docks
North Docks development woud bring together series of major regeneration projects in region
FeaturesUnpacking the impact of levelling up and devolution on regional regeneration
A roundtable hosted by Building at UKREiiF in Leeds last month explored how the government’s devolution initiatives are reshaping regeneration and what still needs to happen for the sector to deliver at scale
NewsYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to create three mayoral development zones to drive regeneration
York Central, Scarborough and Selby identified as priority development areas
FeaturesUnlocking housing delivery, inclusive places and infrastructure integration
At a roundtable hosted by Housing Today at UKREiiF in Leeds, sector experts gathered to discuss solutions to regeneration roadblocks
NewsMore than 1,000 homes in Derby get council thumbs-up
Scheme being developed by shopping centre owner Derbion