Simon Palmer, CgMS
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Planning: joint body should provide steady structure
Following the abolition of Avon County Council in 1996, the four local authorities within Avon have compiled a Structure Plan jointly.
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Planning: City on form in planning applications league
The Corporation of London’s UDP Review is also under way and the consultation period for the First Draft Deposit has now closed, with the Second Deposit due for publication in October.
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Planning: speedy responses from Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council
A number of the district councils have important dates in the near future in respect of their development plan reviews.
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Planning Taken to task
Yorkshire is adopting Urban Task Initiatives to kick-start regeneration.
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Planning: important implications for regeneration
As part of this agreement the developers will meet the cost of the CPOs. A Green transport plan for the business park will give employees free transport to the site for four years, and include a voucher system giving each household £75 towards the cost of a a bicycle.
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South-west’s good retail catch
Retail developments in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall have large catchment areas – the average distance travelled is 10% above the national average, 90% of which is by private vehicle. These large catchment areas and numbers of tourists make this part of the south-west attractive to factory outlet centre (FOC) developers. ...
