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Wed, 31 October 07
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The Guardian
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PLAN OF INACTION
When he was rural affairs minister, Alun Michael was so impressed with a community's plans for affordable housing and other facilities in the Devon village of High Bickington that he pushed through a... |
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Mon, 29 October 07
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24dash.com
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HOMEOWNER FINED FOR WORK ON LISTED BUILDING
A homeowner who cut through original brickwork and cornicing in a Grade II* listed house has been fined £10,000 after Westminster City Council successfully prosecuted him for breaching planning laws... |
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Mon, 29 October 07
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The Telegraph
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EXTRA 3M HOMES 'WILL NOT STOP PRICES RISING'House prices will continue to rise despite Government plans to build an extra three million homes by 2020, according to a new report. Another 250,000 more homes would be needed just to tackle a growing... |
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Sun, 28 October 07
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The Sunday Times
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COUNTRY GUARDIAN THREATENS GREENBELTTHE head of the official body charged with protecting the English countryside is to call for a review of laws preserving the green belt, clearing the way for thousands of homes to be built on safeguarded... |
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Sat, 27 October 07
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Northants Evening Telegraph
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HOMES PLAN IS PUT TO THE TEST
THE masterplan for the future development of north Northamptonshire
will have to pass nine tests before it gets the go-ahead. The
Government inspector appointed to review the blueprint for the area
started... |
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Fri, 26 October 07
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Environmental Data Interactive
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BROWNFIELD SKILLS DRIVE TO SUPPORT HOUSING GROWTH IN ENGLANDNational regeneration agency English Partnerships and the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) has announced the review in the face of government proposals for three million new homes - a minimum of... |
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Thu, 25 October 07
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Building Magazine
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YVETTE COOPER: 'THE MERTON RULE WILL NOT BE SCRAPPED'Merton Council has welcomed confirmation from the government that the “Merton Rule” will not be scrapped. The council was responding to a letter from housing minister Yvette Cooper stating... |
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Thu, 25 October 07
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politics.co.uk
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COOPER: HOUSING TARGET STRIKES A 'SENSIBLE BALANCE'
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has defended the government's pledge to
build 240,000 a year by 2016, despite suggestions the figure is not
ambitious enough. The National Housing and Planning... |
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Mon, 22 October 07
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The Telegraph
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WEST COUNTRY PROPERTY: DO THEY REALLY NEED A NINE-STOREY TOWER BLOCK?
Bath is a 90-minute train ride south west of London, but it may as well have an SW postcode. Wedged between the Home Counties, the Cotswolds and the West Country, the Somerset spa town appeals... |
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Fri, 19 October 07
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thisishampshire.net
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SALARY OF £85,000 NEEDED TO AFFORD AVERAGE HOMETHE annual income needed to buy an average-price property in the Winchester area is now almost £85,000 and the waiting list for affordable housing in Eastleigh borough has more than tripled in five years... |
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