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NewsRugby matches on unused Foster site
An east London council was this week due to extend proposals allowing teenagers temporary use of the site earmarked for a £500 million Foster & Partners development in Shoreditch.
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NewsVictorian Society backs Purcell Miller Tritton's Manchester hotel plan
The Victorian Society has praised Purcell Miller Tritton’s plans to save Manchester’s grade-II* listed fire headquarters by turning it into a luxury hotel.
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NewsBoris Johnson publishes new London views guidance
London mayor Boris Johnson has published planning guidance for developers telling them where they can build in the capital without spoiling protected views.
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NewsNWDA cuts hit capital projects in the North West
The North West Development Agency has announced that it will withdraw all non-contracted funding for regional projects, hitting schemes including Haworth Tompkins’ Everyman Theatre and Proctor and Matthews’ Chester Zoo project.
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NewsGreen light for Penoyre scheme
Penoyre & Prasad has been given the go-ahead for an £11 million residential building on the Isle of Dogs in east London
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Glockenspiel hits the right note
Westminster Council has given the thumbs-up to Jestico & Whiles’ designs for the new Swiss glockenspiel in London’s Leicester Square
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NewsPlanners told to ease the way for free schools
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has revealed further details of the government’s plans to make the planning process friendlier to free schools
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Hunt warns Cabe faces radical shake-up
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Cabe it will be radically restructured this autumn after admitting this week he was “considering the role” of the design watchdog
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NewsLondon practice wins battle of the South Downs bungalows
London-based practice Barrett Lloyd Davis Associates has won permission for two Code 5 for sustainable homes bungalows in the South Downs National Park after a protracted battle with planning officials
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Green light for Alsop’s City hotel
Alsop Sparch has won planning permission for a £250 million Will Alsop designed seven-storey hotel at Puddle Dock in the City of London
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NewsLansley might decide on Lubetkin’s health
Islington Council will decide on September 2 whether to refer a final decision on Lubetkin’s threatened Finsbury Health Centre to health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsArb sees membership rise
The number of architects registered with the Architects Registration Board increased by more than 200 last year to just under 33,000.
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NewsCommunities secretary outlines how planning process will aid free schools
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has revealed further details on the government’s plans to make the planning process friendlier to proposals to build free schools.
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NewsEric Parry revised West End scheme goes to planners
Eric Parry Architects’ redevelopment of a prime swathe of the West End will this week face the planners for the second time.
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NewsD5 creates new bus station for Chatham
Work on D5 Architects’ designs for a new £5 million bus station in Chatham, Kent, is due to be completed next March.
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NewsShapps unveils boost for zero carbon targets
The housing minister has today given the coalition’s support to ensure all new homes built from 2016 are zero carbon.
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NewsWalter Scott home picks up £5m lottery funding for visitor centre
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded nearly £5 million to the Scottish home of poet and novelist Walter Scott, to build a visitor centre and carry out restoration work.
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NewsBrady to become new RIBA president
Angela Brady has been elected as the next president of the RIBA.
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NewsEH explains decision not to list Hoe Centre
English Heritage has said it was against listing Plymouth’s 1951 Hoe Centre because it did not meet the standards required.