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Sun, 24 August 08
Manchester Evening News

FURY OVER DELAY TO £250M TOWN REVAMP

A MASSIVE town centre regeneration scheme has been delayed by a `legal mess' - leading to a call for town hall bosses to resign. Rochdale council has reopened bidding for the £250m project after one of the losing...

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Fri, 22 August 08
The Telegraph

BUILD NEW HOMES ON GREEN BELT, SAYS POLICY EXCHANGE THINK TANK

Policy Exchange said even the term itself is misleading and the Government should tackle the "myth" that land is a scarce resource in England. It said the debate around the green belt should be conducted in a "less ...

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Thu, 21 August 08
Builder & Engineer Online

HAZEL BLEARS APPROVES DOON STREET PLAN

Controversial plans to build a public swimming and indoor leisure centre and residential tower development on London's South Bank, have been approved by the Secretary of State, Hazel Blears...

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Tue, 19 August 08
eGov monitor

CABE SETS OLYMPIC CHALLENGE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES

As the Olympic Games reach a climax in Beijing, CABE is challenging every local authority across the country to create public spaces fit for 2012. Launching its annual report for 2007/08, Richard Simmons, chief executive...

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Tue, 19 August 08
The Telegraph

ECO-TOWN PLANS IN DOUBT AS SHORT LIST DELAYED

The future of the Government's controversial plans for eco-towns has been thrown into fresh doubt as more developers pull out. A list of 16 bids to build the towns, which was drawn up in April, had already been cut to...

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Thu, 14 August 08
BBC News

NOISE COMPLAINT RIGHTS 'FACE AXE'

New planning laws designed to speed up decisions on big developments could stop councils acting on people's noise complaints, local authorities say. They say a new clause gives developers a "blanket exemption" from complaints...

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Wed, 6 August 08
Architects Journal

SECTION 106 AGREEMENTS DELIVER £4 BILLION-WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE A YEAR, STUDY SHOWS

A study by the University of Sheffield has revealed that private developers fund a total of £4 billion-worth of local capital infrastructure a year in England through Section 106 agreements. The research, commissioned by Communities...

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Tue, 5 August 08
World Architecture News

BATTERSEA POWER STATION REDEVELOPMENT

Former RIBA president George Ferguson last month labelled Vinoly's new design for Battersea Power Station as a "major menace to London". But following a month-long survey, collating results from over 1,500 visitors to...

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Tue, 5 August 08
Building Magazine

MECANOO SCOOPS £193M BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY

Dutch firm beats all-star line-up including Foster + Partners, OMA and Foreign Office Architects. Mecanoo has been named the surprise winner of the competition to design the £193m Birmingham library. The Dutch practice, considered...

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Mon, 4 August 08
eGov monitor

COUNCILS PROPOSE MORE SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO COLTISHALL ECO-TOWN

A partnership of councils across Norfolk is today calling on the Government to rethink plans for an eco-town on the former RAF base at Coltishall. The Greater Norwich Development Partnership (GNDP) is proposing an alternative new...

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