Councils to bid to build new garden towns
The Government has published a new garden towns prospectus, which sets out a list of criteria that local authorities and
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Regeneration
Feature: a filmmaker’s mission to shed light on regeneration & gentrification in Brixton
One of the main objections from communities who have undergone gentrification is that they feel their voices haven’t been heard.
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£5bn Liverpool regeneration project to get district heat network
Peel Energy, the low carbon energy arm of Peel Land and Property, has announced plans to develop a district heat
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Cross-party group calls for more support for new towns
A cross-party group of MPs has called on the Government to put new towns centre stage in the next Budget.
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£1.5m fund to ‘rethink’ parks
Parks across the country are set to benefit from £1.5m of funding and support by Nesta, the Big Lottery Fund
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Flood schemes to benefit from £40m fund
The Government has announced the 13 flood schemes that will benefit from £40m of additional funding, announced in the 2017
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In Practice: how the National Infrastructure Assessment will boost the environment
Chris Fry, director of infrastructure & regeneration at engineering consultancy Ramboll, discusses the implications for the environment following the first UK
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Major new rail hub proposed for Selby
Regeneration firm Harworth Group has submitted an outline planning application that would see a rail hub built in on the
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Council directors warn housing is not ‘just a numbers game’
Local authority directors have warned that fixing Britain’s housing crisis is not ‘just a numbers game’ and the market alone
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Plans for a West Midlands National Park unveiled
An ambitious vision to create a National Park in the West Midlands which could create hundreds of miles of green
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Report: turning a derelict viaduct into a green community space
You might not think New York City and Leeds have much in common, but a community project is taking inspiration from
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UKGBC and Innovation Gateway to collaborate on built environment
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and Innovation Gateway have today (May 23) announced a partnership which they believe will
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UKs first zero-emission refuelling hub gets access road
The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) has allocated £1.76m of Local Growth Fund investment towards the construction
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Tidal energy could boost economic regeneration of coastal communities
A report from offshore renewable energy company ORE Catapult has said that tidal energy presents a ‘significant opportunity’ for UK
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Report shines light on the barriers to healthy placemaking
Design Council worked with Social ChangeUK to survey over 600 built environment practitioners across the UK to understand their views
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Group calls for garden city commitment from ministers
A group of 50 organisations have called on the government to demonstrate its continued support for delivering new garden villages,
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MPs slam government’s handling of GIB sell-off
A leading group of MPs has criticised the Whitehall department responsible for the sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB),
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#WomenWeSalute2018: Amelia Womack, deputy leader of the Green Party
The second interviewee to feature in Women’s Environmental Network’s latest ‘#WomenWeSalute2018’ series is Amelia Womack, who will be speaking at
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#WomenWeSalute2018: Ruth Rogers, founder of The Canvas Café
The sustainability sector is thriving with women leading many of the initiatives. Yet still, as one of Women’s Environmental Network
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Government loses third air quality legal battle
The government has been defeated for the third-time running in the High Court by the campaigning group ClientEarth over its
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