All articles by David Blackman – Page 28
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NewsCameron rounds on planning gain tax
Tory leader David Cameron has launched an attack on the government's proposed planning gain supplement.
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Prescott faces fresh attack on housing market renewals
Critics seize on statistics that predict higher than expected demand in the North to oppose demolitions
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NewsDLR extension to boost Barking Riverside
The embattled Barking Riverside project, one of the most critical regeneration sites in the Thames Gateway, is to move forward after the government approved an extension to the Docklands Light Railway.
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NewsMiliband report marks shift in regeneration policy
Minister proposes decentralisation of power to cities and city regions, and backs spending on public transport
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NewsCouncils and businesses unite to block land tax
Local Government Association and CBI bury differences to oppose Treasury's planning gain supplement
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NewsPrince Andrew drafted in to boost Northern Way
Duke of York agrees to act as ambassador for northern regeneration initiative on trips abroad
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Bellway and Bovis disappoint customers
Bellway and Bovis are the worst housebuilders for customer satisfaction, according to a Home Builders Federation study that shows nearly all house purchasers report defects in their properties.
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NewsMiliband seeks to allay fears over planning gain tax
As deadline for consultation into planning gain supplement approaches, a Building special report reveals united opposition from industry, councils, academics - and former housing minister Nick Raynsford
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Archive TitlesReshaping the city
We should stop looking to the USA to tell us how mixed communities can work, says the renowned expert on urban society, Richard Sennett - an American. And on this point at least, Dermot Finch, director of Centre for Cities, is happy to agree.
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Archive TitlesWay to go
The Northern Way was launched two years ago with the aim of bridging the £29bn wealth gap between the north and the south of England. But has the real gap been between rhetoric and action?
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NewsBellway lands £1.3bn Leeds housing PPP
Leeds council has selected developer Bellway as its preferred partner to revamp a string of sprawling council estates across the city and build 5000 homes.
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Brown calls in accountant to scrutinise planning costs
PriceWaterhouse Coopers widens inquiry into regulatory system as planners slam government efficiency drive
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NewsTreasury and ODPM at odds over infrastructure funding
Support by ODPM minister for local roof tax contradicts Treasury's backing of planning gain supplement
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NewsPrescott contradicts ODPM greenfield planning policy
Deputy prime minister says that developers must exhaust brownfield supplies before building on greenfield land.
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NewsBellway group set to land £700m estate regeneration
Consortium made up of Bellway, Taylor Woodrow and Hyde Housing Group tipped to win south Kilburn project
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ODPM under pressure after damning report
The pressure on the department responsible for delivering the government's growth plans mounted this week after a report accused it of bullying and weak leadership.
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NewsTesco ready to admit defeat in Sunderland
Tesco is set to throw in the towel in its long running battle over a key regeneration site in Sunderland.
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NewsUS-inspired plan to break up sink estates gets green light
The Mixed Communities pilot, based on America's Hope VI programme, is to be given resources to go national
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NewsSouth-east assembly backs planning tax
Regional planners in the South east have backed government steps to tax development land.
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NewsMultiplex in fight for Cambridge new town
Developer Multiplex has appealed against the refusal of plans for a town north of Cambridge and challenged the government to demonstrate its commitment to raising it game over housing delivery in the M11 growth corridor.=