All articles by David Blackman – Page 25
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NewsODA forced to renegotiate at Stratford
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has been forced to renegotiate the contract to develop Stratford City after the two teams competing for the deal claimed the proposals were “unrealistic”.
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NewsBarking Riverside scheme gets green light
Council grants planning permission for biggest housing scheme in the Thames Gateway
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NewsMcCarthy tipped for Communities England
Civil servant Richard McCarthy is being lined up to head the merged English Partnerships and Housing Corporation body
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Pru drops housing plan after watchdog threatens veto
Insurance giant to revise Reading scheme after Environment Agency raises flood worries
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NewsMPs call for more work on planning gain supplement
A select committee report has welcomed the controversial levy but says additional infrastructure funding will be needed
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NewsHBF in fightback against English Nature’s housing ban
Reports by HBF and the DCLG say development on Surrey Heath will not impact on bird numbers
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NewsGovernment plans £40m fund to boost housing supply
Schemes by Bellway, Persimmon and Redrow to benefit from new infrastructure and amenities
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NewsGovernment announces funding for 100,000 extra homes
Yvette Cooper says £40m growth points fund will unlock funding to sites in 45 towns and cities
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NewsBerkeley boss puts EP in the dock over bidding problems
Tony Pidgley calls for experienced developers to be exempted from prequalification rules
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NewsCooper declares crackdown on badly designed homes
Housing minister’s comments follow veto of key Thames Gateway scheme by Ruth Kelly
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NewsConservatives back radical reform of planning system
Tories call for streamlined appeals and the abolition of ‘use class’ orders to free up office space
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Planning charge for Gateway
Delivery agencies across Thames Gateway are working up plans to introduce planning tariffs to improve the area’s infrastructure.
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NewsCorporation to offer five-year grants to selected schemes
Social housing funder aims to encourage greater use of modern methods of construction
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NewsEnglish Nature widens house embargo
English Nature has widened its housebuilding embargo to the neighbouring South-west.
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NewsLabour to press on with EP merger
The government has sent out its clearest signal yet that it is pressing ahead with the merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation.
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FeaturesThe Gove in government
Michael Gove, the highly opinionated polymathematical star of the Tory front bench, might just get the chance to translate his thoughts on housing and planning into action soon. David Blackman found out what they are
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron get go-ahead for social housing
Stirling prize-winners receive planning permission for mixed-use scheme in Poplar, east London
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NewsPathfinders plan U-turn on demolition
Housing market renewal managers have volunteered to redraw some of the areas covered by the initiative in response to rising house prices. Opponents of demolition have argued that this has made the policy redundant in many districts.
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All power to the mayor
The way we run England’s towns and cities is on the verge of a dramatic overhaul. Sir Michael Lyons is publishing his long-awaited review of councils’ powers and funding before the end of the year, while the government is due to publish a white paper on the subject.
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Planning levy won’t cover infrastructure bill
Treasury proposals for a development levy would not benefit the government financially but would hit smaller developers, a coalition of business and property groups will warn chancellor Gordon Brown next week.