£1m fund launched for community ‘pocket’ parks
Community groups can now bid for funds to establish a new pocket park or refurbish an existing park. Pocket parks
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Regeneration
Government calls for greener developments
Developers will have to demonstrate how they are improving biodiversity when building new housing or commercial developments, under new government
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£1.4m Chatham station redevelopment to begin
A major redevelopment of Chatham railway station is due to begin. The upgrades include a complete remodelling and makeover of
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Council regeneration projects should aspire to be smoke-free, says report
Not enough is being done to ensure that major council housing regeneration projects are smoke-free, according to an investigation into
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£82m Coventry train station plans gets green light
Coventry City Council has granted planning permission for a £82m Coventry Station Masterplan which will completely remodel their 1962 train
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Countryside must change to prepare for climate change, experts warn
The Government needs to prepare the countryside for climate change, according to a new report out today (15 November). The
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1,000 home ‘city village’ mooted for Bradford city centre
Bradford Council has appointed real estate specialists, Cushman and Wakefield, to produce a delivery plan for a ‘sustainable new community
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Why we need a re-think to tackle the housing crisis sustainably
Sue Riddlestone, OBE, chief executive and co-founder of Bioregional discusses why we need a housing strategy re-think to ensure that government’s
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Notts council announce partner for ‘once in a generation’ HS2 project
Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that regeneration specialists, LCR, will be spearheading the new East Midlands HS2 station at Toton.
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‘Misguided’ Manchester regeneration causing housing and transport crisis, report says
Manchester faces a growing housing and transport crisis because of its ‘misguided’ developer-led regeneration approach, according to an Alliance Manchester
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Wembley Park regeneration project to have district heating network
The Wembley Park regeneration project has announced that a district heating network will heat 20 of its buildings. The £3bn
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Blackpool confirms £100m town centre regeneration plans
Blackpool Council has confirmed the details of its £100m project to regenerate the seaside destination’s town centre. In a statement,
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Crowdfunding launched for cycling-themed railway restoration
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help raise £50,000 towards the restoration and repairs of a dilapidated Victorian railway
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Plans submitted for major York brownfield regeneration
York Central Partnership has submitted an application for planning permission for 2,500 homes in the centre of York. York Central
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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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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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