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NewsHousebuilders welcome olive branch from Prescott
Delegates at Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit warm to less adversarial tone of voice
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Mowlem 鈥榞agged鈥� over Bath Spa
The Bath Spa story took another twist this week after Mowlem claimed that Bath and North-East Somerset council (Banes) was trying to prevent it from talking to the media.
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NewsGovernment backs down over local planning powers
Housebuilders claim victory in row over planning guidance, as ODPM launches two initiatives for homeownership 11
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BBC architect to revamp north bank of the Thames
Ken Livingstone invites MacCormac Jamieson Prichard to draw up plans for 2 km promenade to rival South Bank
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The race to build the 拢60k houses
The government has come up with a startling solution to the barriers to home ownership: to use public land and industrial production to build 60,000 拢60,000 houses. Housebuilders are currently competing to design the prototype. We find out how it鈥檚 supposed to work.
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Developers and RSLs fume at social housing shake-up
Each side complains of unfair bidding advantages under the Housing Corporation鈥檚 new grant system
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Councils to miss planning target
The drive to speed up planning consents has suffered a blow after it was revealed that fewer than half of local authorities are expected to meet the revised deadlines
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Plan to pay for 拢60k house
Deputy prime minister John Prescott鈥檚 plan to provide homes for 拢60,000 each could be boosted by the use of private capital to pay for infrastructure such as roads and sewerage
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NewsCouncil defends Bath Spa as project leaks 拢4m
Council hopes to claim back cost hike from architect and contractor, but is criticised over water supply problems
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NewsV&A plans Battersea showcase
Representatives from the Victoria & Albert Museum have met architect Grimshaw to discuss creating an exhibition space at the refurbished Battersea Power Station
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NewsODPM faces the axe after next general election
Both Labour and Tories are considering radical changes to John Prescott鈥檚 superministry
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NewsPrescott鈥檚 拢60,000 house to become team effort
English Partnerships and Housing Corporation join up to test deputy prime minister鈥檚 call for affordable homes
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NewsScotland鈥檚 tallest tower gets the green light
Glasgow council grants planning permission for Cooper Cromar鈥檚 39-storey, 拢100m Elphinstone Place
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NewsArchitect Richard Feilden dies in tragic accident
Industry pays its respects to the 鈥榚nergy, drive and vision鈥� behind award-winning practice Feilden Clegg Bradley
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Developers face tough planning gain rules
The Housing Corporation is to create a system to control how money is allocated to private developers as part of planning gain agreements
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CABE spared savage heritage spending cuts
Design watchdog has grant increased to almost 拢5m, as steps are taken to increase its public accountability
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NewsAssembly deals fresh blow to Prescott鈥檚 housing plans
East of England body suspends support for 478,000 houses after government reneges on transport funding
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NewsJowell picks John Sorrell as CABE chairman
Design experience trumps political clout as former Design Council head beats former culture secretary Chris Smith
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Row erupts over housing targets
A political row has broken out after a regional assembly voted to reject government housebuilding targets for the South-east
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NewsMayor calls for denser housing
The London section of the Thames Gateway growth area has the potential to accommodate up to 120,000 houses, according to London mayor Ken Livingstone,