Piers Wehner
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Morton to take over from Baldwin as Weatheralls MD
Richard Baldwin (pictured right) will stand down as managing director of Weatherall Green & Smith at the end of the year, and will be succeeded by Jonathan Morton (pictured left).
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Government publishes CPO guidance
Guidance to encourage the use of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) to promote urban regeneration has been published by the DTLR this week.
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Falconer pledges planning gain review
Lord Falconer has confirmed that a review of planning gain will be included in the forthcoming planning Green Paper. The planning minister was speaking at the Planning Summer School at…
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National Audit Office plans PPP programme review
The Governments flagship PPP programme is to come under critical examination. The National Audit Office has said it will undertake a review of all PPP contracts signed by the Government…
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St Modwen sells housing land in Stafford
St Modwen has sold a 5.67ha (14-acre) greenfield plot in Stafford, Staffordshire, to housebuilder Midland & General Homes. Midland & General plans to build 124 homes on the site, which…
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Persimmon opens Scottish office
York-based housebuilder Persimmon Homes has launched a new city development office for Scotland following a rash of high profile schemes in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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Berkeley submits Lambeth second phase plans
Plans have been submitted for phase 2 of Berkeley Homes Albert Embankment Salamanca project in Lambeth, designed by Assael Architects. The 17,650 sq m (190,000 sq ft) scheme, which overlooks…
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Southwark supremo calls for planning inquiry overhaul
Southwarks departing regeneration chief, Fred Manson, has called for call-ins to be minimal and for local authorities to be made the true arbiters of planning decisions.
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English Partnerships woos overseas investors
English Partnerships (EP) is looking to attract overseas cash to bolster its UK development strategy. The Government’s regeneration company has appointed GVA Grimley to handle its global joint venture initiative,…
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St Modwen scoops Rover Longbridge partnership
MG Rover has chosen St Modwen as development partner for the regeneration of surplus land at its car production site in Longbridge, near Birmingham.
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Regeneration firm slams mayor’s affordable homes plan
Coin Street Community Builders has slated the affordable housing proposals laid out in London mayor Ken Livingstone’s draft Spatial development plan, saying they are “significantly wrong”.
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Labour Left to campaign for council tax on rich
Labours left wing is planning a campaign to force the Government to increase council tax on high-price homes. If the campaign, due to start in the autumn, were to succeed,…