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NewsLondon boroughs gain more control over housing budgets
The Homes & Communities Agency suffered a major blow today when London mayor Boris Johnson announced plans to hand most of the agency’s power in the capital back to the boroughs.
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NewsTP Bennett dropped from Walthamstow
TP Bennett has been dropped from the scheme to redevelop the former Walthamstow Stadium after being caught up in a row between the developer and housing association.
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NewsBblur go-ahead for Slough Centre
London based practice Bblur Architecture has won planning permission for a new 4,447sq m library and cultural centre for Slough.
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NewsLiverpool PFI hospital faces legal challenge
Lawyers are going ahead with a legal challenge that could see architects’ hopes of working on a planned £450 million hospital scuppered because it is being built under PFI.
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NewsEnglish Heritage demands action on Finsbury Health Centre
EH has told the owner of Lubetkin’s crumbling Finsbury Health Centre to carry out vital repairs – or risk being ordered to do so by the local council.
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NewsGreen Building Council calls for a more responsive Breeam process
The UK Green Building Council has published a series of recommendations on the future of Breeam.
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NewsHowells' Gloucestershire Gateway service station wins planning approval
Glenn Howells Architects has been granted planning permission for Britain’s most glamorous motorway service station.
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NewsPenrose lists two 1960s housing estates in Camden
Architecture and heritage minister John Penrose has announced a series of controversial listing decisions including final rulings on Colin St John Wilson’s Hereford House and two housing estates by Benson & Forsyth.
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Acheson to chair Northern Ireland design watchdog
Northern Ireland’s culture minister Nelson McCausland has appointed Arthur Acheson as the new chairman for the Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture & the Built Environment in Northern Ireland, the country’s design watchdog.
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley go-ahead for 13th century priory scheme
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has won planning for its £5.8 million “language immersion centre” at a 13th century priory in Gloucester.
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NewsGovernment cash set to boost new housing
Housing minister Grant Shapps has sparked hopes of a new housing boom by announcing extra funding for councils that approve new developments.
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NewsSquire's submits housing and cultural proposal for Potters Field
Squire & Partners has submitted a planning application for nine blocks of flats and a cultural facility on Potters Field, the Thames-side park between City Hall and Tower Bridge in London.
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NewsEH report boosts listing bid for War Graves HQ
The campaign to have Fitzroy Robinson & Partners’ Commonwealth War Graves Commission headquarters listed has received a boost following a positive report by English Heritage, claim campaigners.
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NewsArchitects seek guidance on timing of Part L regs
Architects are calling on the government for clarification on when the new version of Part L of the building regulations will be introduced.
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NewsSoane Museum holds blind auction to raise funds for expansion
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London is to give away original art works by artists and architects in a blind sale to raise money for its expansion and refurbishment project.
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NewsMSA wins go ahead for parrot house
London-based practice Matthew Springett Associates has won planning permission for the first stage of its project to build the largest aviary in the world at the National Parrot Sanctuary in Lincolnshire.
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Birmingham planners slam Davis Weatherill's Morrisons design
Birmingham city planners have strongly criticised plans for a new Morrisons supermarket drawn up by Davis Weatherill Partnership.
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David Lock wins planning for Derbyshire brownfield scheme
David Lock Associates’ masterplan for a major brownfield regeneration scheme near Burton-upon-Trent has been approved by planners at South Derbyshire District Council.
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Formroom designs £9 million project for Everton
Manchester-based Formroom Architects has designed a new retail and administration development for Everton Football Club, set to be built adjacent to the club’s Goodison Park stadium.
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NewsCovent Garden Apple store set to open in refurbished grade II-listed building
Work has completed on Apple’s 300th shop designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects and Gensler on a site in London’s Covent Garden.