Planning

TCPA chief executive Kate Henderson talks to Planning’s Michael Donnelly about the proposed new generation of garden cities.

10 Feb -  24 Feb

- Sir Peter Hall reviews the London 2012 Olympic Village

- John Gummer: ‘Prefab is the smart way to go’

- Tax Calulator: The London Borough of Redbridge’s planning chief talks about the creation of the borough’s community infrastucture levy.

Plus, Travel update, planner Tim Stansfeld revisits the midway point of the High Speed 2 rail route between London and Birmingham.

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27 Jan - 10 Feb

- Kensington and Chelsea revises planning polices to tackle growth in basement conversions

- Fyson: “High-speed protest is mainly out of line”

- Mayoral Frontrunner: Planning interviews Sir Peter Soulsby, Leicester’s first elected mayor

Plus, Power Constraints, Five ways to reduce the impact of wind farms

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“What better calling card for London 2012 than a piece of truly spectacular modern British art to drive visitors to east London in perpetuity. It would have boggled the minds of the Romans. It would have dwarfed the aspirations of Gustave Eiffel, and it will certainly be worthy of the best show on earth, in the greatest city on earth. And as the final giant steel loop is swung into place, lifting the ArcelorMittal Orbit to its full height, we are truly witnessing the most significant iconic addition to London’s skyline for decades.”

http://www.london.gov.uk/media/press_releases_mayoral/arcelormittal-orbit-tops-out-create-uk%E2%80%99s-tallest-sculpture

Areas of England could win in EU rejig

A group of English regions could be in line to receive increased levels of European structural funding to promote economic development from 2014 under proposals unveiled by the European Commission.

Planning 07 Oct - 21 Oct

- Roger Hepher on why Savills’ planning department is growing

- A look at how London’s regeneration leaders are finding new ways to drive development

- Graithewaite’s foremost community leader embarks on the preparation of a neighbourhood plan in Grotton

Plus, Judging the gold standard, a special magazine section with details on all the winners of the Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2011

Audio: Countryside campaigners the National Trust explain why they are at this year’s Labour Party Conference.

Audio:  Anti high-speed rail group Stop HS2 explain why they are at this year’s Labour Party Conference

In this issue: 9 Sept - 23 Sept

- Six jobs lost at Westminster’s planning department

- Government says NPPF compliance test will not be ‘onerous’

- Fyson: ‘making provision for Gypsies is essential’

Plus, The Chief Inspector, how Sir Michael Pitt intends to bring together the Planning Inspectorate and the Infrastructure Planning Commission.

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Audio: Jonathon Porritt - The former Sustainable Development Commission chairman spoke at a Town and County Planning Association (TCPA) event last night.

Porritt’s speech largely focused on sustainable development and the draft national planning policy framework (NPPF). Planning’s Michael Donnelly spoke to him after the event.