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Planning approved for sustainable housing community in Cambourne

|Date: 19 January, 2024

Planning approved for sustainable housing community in Cambourne

The South Cambridgeshire Investment Partnership (SCIP), an equal partnership between South Cambridgeshire ...

The South Cambridgeshire Investment Partnership (SCIP), an equal partnership between South Cambridgeshire District Council and award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group, has received planning approval ...

19 January, 2024
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VINCI Building set to deliver St Helens Town Centre transformation

|Date: 21 September, 2023

VINCI Building set to deliver St Helens Town Centre transformation

The next significant step for the ambitious plan by St Helens Borough Council and The English Cities Fund ...

The next significant step for the ambitious plan by St Helens Borough Council and The English Cities Fund (ECF) to transform 24 acres of St Helens town centre has seen VINCI Building selected as the m ...

21 September, 2023
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Rotherham Council commits £9m to Wath improvements

|Date: 13 July, 2023

Rotherham Council commits £9m to Wath improvements

Rotherham Council’s Cabinet has committed funds to a near £9m scheme that will improve Wath Town Centre. ...

Rotherham Council’s Cabinet has committed funds to a near £9m scheme that will improve Wath Town Centre. These improvements will include: Demolition of the existing library Creation of new library and ...

13 July, 2023
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Give your views on new planning guide for Royal Greenwich

|Date: 9 March, 2023

Give your views on new planning guide for Royal Greenwich

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is asking local people, designers and developers to share their views on a ...

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is asking local people, designers and developers to share their views on a new planning guide which will help shape future development in the borough. The borough’s new ...

9 March, 2023
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Next phase of Aylesbury regeneration gains planning consent

|Date: 20 January, 2023

Next phase of Aylesbury regeneration gains planning consent

Plans for the next stage of the Aylesbury regeneration take a significant step forward after Southwark Co ...

Plans for the next stage of the Aylesbury regeneration take a significant step forward after Southwark Council gives planning consent on the site known as Phase 2B. The application, submitted by Notti ...

20 January, 2023
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Higgins Partnerships sign contracts with Hillingdon Council to deliver major regeneration in Hayes

|Date: 26 September, 2022

Higgins Partnerships sign contracts with Hillingdon Council to deliver major regeneration in Hayes

Hillingdon Council and Higgins Partnerships have entered into contracts to deliver two flagship regenerat ...

Hillingdon Council and Higgins Partnerships have entered into contracts to deliver two flagship regeneration schemes in Hayes. The redevelopment of Hayes Town Centre Estate and Avondale Drive Estates ...

26 September, 2022
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Major progress for Capital&Centric’s The Goods Yard as path cleared for construction in Stoke-on-Trent

|Date: 12 September, 2022

Major progress for Capital&Centric’s The Goods Yard as path cleared for construction in Stoke-on-Trent

Work to deliver Capital&Centric’s landmark ‘Goods Yard’ neighbourhood in Stoke-on-Trent is one step c ...

Work to deliver Capital&Centric’s landmark ‘Goods Yard’ neighbourhood in Stoke-on-Trent is one step closer, with the formal appointment of a main contractor. Bowmer + Kirkland have been appointed ...

12 September, 2022
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Kingston Council is calling for local design ideas to revitalise the riverside as part of plans to breathe new life into the town centre

|Date: 27 April, 2021

Kingston Council is calling for local design ideas to revitalise the riverside as part of plans to breathe new life into the town centre

In collaboration with Kingston First and Kingston University, the council will be investing £200,000 in t ...

In collaboration with Kingston First and Kingston University, the council will be investing £200,000 in transforming the river frontage around John Lewis and Kingston Bridge. Nazeya Hussain, Executive ...

27 April, 2021
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International Perspective | Unlocking public spaces

|Date: 22 October, 2020

International Perspective | Unlocking public spaces

Richard Hyams, Director at astudio, discusses the benefits of unlocking public spaces. As lockdowns aroun ...

Richard Hyams, Director at astudio, discusses the benefits of unlocking public spaces. As lockdowns around the world gradually begin to ease, footfall on our high streets slowly increases, workers beg ...

22 October, 2020
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Insights — Neurodiversity | Designing for the mind

|Date: 7 October, 2020

Insights — Neurodiversity | Designing for the mind

Despite the widespread emphasis on creating accessible public spaces, the current design guidelines focus ...

Despite the widespread emphasis on creating accessible public spaces, the current design guidelines focus overwhelmingly on people with physical disabilities. Here, Janet Lowe, Head of Marketing UK ...

7 October, 2020
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