Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has instructed Colliers International to conduct a retail and leisure study of Rotherham following a competitive tender.
The study will provide an evidence base for the Rotherham local development framework, which will cover the period up to 2027, and inform any retail policies and proposals that come …
DTZ has been appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government to assess the impact of green energy projects on ports across Wales.
The work involves identifying and reviewing green energy developments which may impact on Welsh ports, including wind, tidal and wave energy projects.
DTZ’s study will also look at using ports to …
Co-operative Bank and Unity Trust Bank are funding a multi-million pound national centre for Unison, the public sector union, on Euston Road in London.
The 75,000 sq ft development on the former Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital site will comprise two buildings for occupation by Unison’s 300 staff members and is due …
Homes and Communities Agency chief executive Sir Bob Kerslake is leaving to become permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Sir Peter Housden previously held the role but left the department in June to become permanent secretary to the Scottish government.
Kerslake said: “I am honoured and excited by …
Nearly 30 organisations including property associations, engineering bodies and green charities have written to communities secretary Eric Pickles criticising the government’s planning policies, as tipped by Property Week four weeks ago.
Bodies including the British Property Federation, the British Urban Regeneration Association, the UK Green Building Council and Shelter have allied …
Plans for the regeneration of the Royal Docks in east London have been published today, setting out a strategy to secure up to £22bn of investment.
London mayor Boris Johnson and Newham mayor Sir Robin Wales hope to take advantage of the 2012 London Olympics to attract investors. The London Development …
The uncertainty surrounding the planning system is causing delays and risking increased legal challenges to development consents, as councils struggle to keep pace with the speed of the government’s localism agenda.
Leading lawyers and consultants wrote to Communities and Local Government (CLG) last week to raise their concerns. The heads of …
Regional development agency (RDA) property will be sold off as part of a structural reform plan published yesterday by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
The plan, which sets deadlines for implementation of the Coalition’s proposals, includes considering the future of all government offices in the regions, as …
Councils, developers and housebuilders in limbo after government announces scrapping of regional plans
Planning authorities throughout the country have been plunged into chaos after communities secretary Eric Pickles advised them five weeks ago that regional plans would be scrapped.
Several councils have put decisions on key development proposals on …
