The £4.5bn regeneration of Brent Cross and Cricklewood has been given final planning consent by Barnet council after 10 years of preparation.
Hammerson is set to develop the north-west London scheme with investment from Standard Life, covering 250 acres over the next 20 years.
The consent includes section 106 payments of around …

What it is: Planning consultant Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners has published an economic outlook document, looking at the impact of policies set out in the comprehensive spending review last week.
When it came out: 22 October 2010.
Why it is important: The consultant has looked at key points from the budget and …

George Osborne has confirmed that the government will fund for rail scheme Crossrail in London, as it pledged to support UK infrastructure projects.
Today, the chancellor said that in London the government would make funding available for Crossrail and invest £6bn in upgrading the London Underground network. The government is set …

Cuts to infrastructure spending in the comprehensive spending review could hit the recovery and harm job creation, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
The CBI made the warning today ahead of the spending review on 20 October, when the government is expected to make big public spending cuts to tackle …

Public sector cuts have led to a sharp decline in the construction market during the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest RICS construction survey.
The figures, which are based on asking surveyors whether workloads are up or down on the month before, fell significantly due to a dip in …

Plans to let ministers sign off major infrastructure projects could lead to delays in building energy schemes, the CBI has warned.
The business group said the coalition’s decision to replace the Infrastructure Planning Commission, which is independent,  is making investors nervous about committing to large-scale building projects.
The CBI said ministers will …

The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) has received its first formal planning applications this week, and has 28 days to accept or reject it.
An overhead electricity line in Neath, Port Talbot, and a biomass energy plant in Bedfordshire are the first to be considered by the IPC, which is being dismantled …

Plans to extend Manchester’s tram network have been given the go ahead as the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) has agreed £500m funding for the proposals.
At an AGMA meeting last week, leaders of the city region’s ten local authorities confirmed the funding to deliver three new tram lines.
This means …

Today, communities secretary Eric Pickles has officially scrapped the regional tier of planning, including housing targets.
This raises more questions among many planners than it answers. Below is the government’s latest guidance for planners in local authorities, released today.
1. Under what powers are Regional Strategies being revoked?
Regional Strategies have been revoked …

Transport secretary Phillip Hammond has said the government is committed to providing the full £16bn of required funding for London’s Crossrail scheme.
Speaking at the site in east London’s Docklands where work began on the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in May 2009 (pictured), Hammond announced that the government was committed to …