PPS4: A hurdle to growth?
Tim Hellier examines the PPS4 policy document, the most significant release to effect urban regeneration in a decade. Yet as he argues, this new policy could create as many problems as it hopes to solveThe most significant national planning policy statement since the start of the recession was recently issued by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The fusing together of policies, con...
PARKINGVacant profits
The UK's love affair with the car has given rise to the lucrative industry of car parking. Helen Lartey explores what it takes to own, operate and manage a car park, both for busin...
TOWN CENTRESEast Manchester: on the rise
In a landmark area of the North West, where traditional industries have long disappeared, a new prosperous business community is emerging, explains Jeni Quirke...
RETAILNew competition rules for supermarkets
Hugh Picton Phillipps and Ilan Sherr examine how the Competition Commission's attempt to increase competition in the grocery market could limit supermarket's abilities to protect t...
URBAN REGENERATIONSporting excellence
In the run up to the London 2012 Olympics, there's been a concerted focus on providing high-quality sporting facilities that both nurture future sport talent and aid in combattin...
COMMERCIAL REGENERATIONTearing down the costs for businesses
While most industries suffer during the recession, demolition and regeneration booms as businesses cash-in on their redundant buildings and holdings, as Lee Demolition explain...
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Bank of Essex to challenge high street brands
Councillors in Essex have released plans to create their own bank, in a bid to ease local companies'...
Blackpool regeneration given go ahead
Blackpool Council has given the go ahead for a £220m regeneration scheme to transform the town centr...
Union Square, Swindon
Swindon's regeneration plans are picking up pace with a Jury's Hotel due to open in May and planning...