All articles by David Blackman – Page 23
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NewsHousebuilders set to overturn ban on building near warblers
Report says moratorium on development near ground-nesting birds is ‘disproportionate’
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NewsKelly to toughen standards in private rented sector
But critics argue that the introduction of a ‘level playing field’ could put off many investors
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NewsCrest wins showpiece zero carbon scheme in Docklands
Ken Livingstone hands Crest Nicholson consortium a showpiece zero carbon scheme at Gallion's Reach in London's Docklands
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Cabe reveals worst housing designers
Bellway comes bottom of Cabe's list which judges the quality of housing designs among the top ten housebuilders
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Cabe reveals worst housing designers
Out of Britain’s top 10 volume housebuilders, Bellway Homes is the company with the poorest designed schemes and Berkeley Group is the company with the best, according to an audit by Cabe
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Broadway Malyan to design rest of Greenwich village
Architect has been picked to tackle 1,650 homes in exemplar millennium community
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What the Barratt deal means for the sector
Barratt’s purchase of Wilson Bowden enables it to regain the crown of Britain’s biggest housebuilder, which it lost last year to Persimmon.
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NewsBarratt uses £2.2bn deal to reinvent its brand
Company becomes Britain’s biggest housebuilder after Britain’s biggest housebuilding takeover, and in the process moves upmarket and enters the FTSE 100
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Planning gain pays for more than half of social housing
Private developers also paid for 46% more affordable development in 2005/06 than in 2003/04
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NewsCasino design to be retendered
Ian Simpson, the designer of Manchester’s proposed super-casino, has voiced frustration that he will have to retender for the contract because of Gambling Commission rules.
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NewsZero carbon split opens as small housebuilders speak out
NFB chief executive writes to minister talking over ‘shellshock’ at package of proposals
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NewsEP aims to attract £10bn from City
The team overseeing the establishment of Communities England is exploring ways of using its £4bn a year budget to obtain City money for housing and regeneration.
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NewsNew body to monitor green Games
Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 will look at economical, social and environmental sustainability
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NewsGovernment gives go-ahead to Communities England
Merger of Housing Corporation and English Partnerships to create super regeneration agency
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NewsZero carbon taskforce gets green light
The government’s plans for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016 moved a step forward this week with the formation of a steering group to lead the initiative.
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NewsCrest wins key Bath planning battle
Bath and North East Somerset Council vote by five to four to approve Crest's controversial Western Riverside scheme
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NewsPlanning levy clears first hurdle despite MP protests
The government planning gain supplement won its first vote in the House of Commons last night despite protests
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NewsHousebuilders accused of lagging behind in London
Report shows firms had permission to build an extra 127,800 homes at the end of last year
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NewsUrban Splash to refurbish iconic Sheffield estate
Developer signs £146m deal with English Partnerships to refurbish grade II listed Park Hil estate
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NewsPlan for sliding scale Cambridge roof tax
Cambridgeshire Horizons unveils proposals for a three-tier planning tariff to replace section 106