All articles by George Hay – Page 8
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NewsHousebuilders welcome olive branch from Prescott
Delegates at Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit warm to less adversarial tone of voice
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Mowlem ‘gagged’ over Bath Spa
The Bath Spa story took another twist this week after Mowlem claimed that Bath and North-East Somerset council (Banes) was trying to prevent it from talking to the media.
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NewsGovernment backs down over local planning powers
Housebuilders claim victory in row over planning guidance, as ODPM launches two initiatives for homeownership 11
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BBC architect to revamp north bank of the Thames
Ken Livingstone invites MacCormac Jamieson Prichard to draw up plans for 2 km promenade to rival South Bank
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The race to build the £60k houses
The government has come up with a startling solution to the barriers to home ownership: to use public land and industrial production to build 60,000 £60,000 houses. Housebuilders are currently competing to design the prototype. We find out how it’s supposed to work.
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Developers and RSLs fume at social housing shake-up
Each side complains of unfair bidding advantages under the Housing Corporation’s new grant system
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Councils to miss planning target
The drive to speed up planning consents has suffered a blow after it was revealed that fewer than half of local authorities are expected to meet the revised deadlines
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Plan to pay for £60k house
Deputy prime minister John Prescott’s plan to provide homes for £60,000 each could be boosted by the use of private capital to pay for infrastructure such as roads and sewerage
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NewsCouncil defends Bath Spa as project leaks £4m
Council hopes to claim back cost hike from architect and contractor, but is criticised over water supply problems
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NewsV&A plans Battersea showcase
Representatives from the Victoria & Albert Museum have met architect Grimshaw to discuss creating an exhibition space at the refurbished Battersea Power Station
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NewsODPM faces the axe after next general election
Both Labour and Tories are considering radical changes to John Prescott’s superministry
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NewsPrescott’s £60,000 house to become team effort
English Partnerships and Housing Corporation join up to test deputy prime minister’s call for affordable homes
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NewsScotland’s tallest tower gets the green light
Glasgow council grants planning permission for Cooper Cromar’s 39-storey, £100m Elphinstone Place
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NewsArchitect Richard Feilden dies in tragic accident
Industry pays its respects to the ‘energy, drive and vision’ behind award-winning practice Feilden Clegg Bradley
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Developers face tough planning gain rules
The Housing Corporation is to create a system to control how money is allocated to private developers as part of planning gain agreements
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CABE spared savage heritage spending cuts
Design watchdog has grant increased to almost £5m, as steps are taken to increase its public accountability
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NewsAssembly deals fresh blow to Prescott’s housing plans
East of England body suspends support for 478,000 houses after government reneges on transport funding
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NewsJowell picks John Sorrell as CABE chairman
Design experience trumps political clout as former Design Council head beats former culture secretary Chris Smith
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Row erupts over housing targets
A political row has broken out after a regional assembly voted to reject government housebuilding targets for the South-east
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NewsMayor calls for denser housing
The London section of the Thames Gateway growth area has the potential to accommodate up to 120,000 houses, according to London mayor Ken Livingstone,