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Innovation workshops from BSRIA

July 1, 2004

Research body BSRIA is holding a programme of workshops on Barriers to innovation in housing following the completion of a research programme into the subject.…

Swan Hill land sale

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders are expecting chunks of Swan Hill’s land bank to be sold off in coming months after attempts to sell the Middlesex-based firm to British Land bro…

in the pipeline

July 1, 2004

George Wimpey West Scotland has recently submitted amended plans to North Lanarkshire Council to build 17 houses. The £1 million project is expected to start o…

Ben Roskrow - Cracking the codes

July 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=699-A=Left] I had my doubts when I first heard about design codes. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I have a natural aversion to people being too pre…

Sixty shortlisted for revamped Housing Design Awards

July 1, 2004

Sixty developments – including those by firms such as Copthorn, Bellway, Linden, Barratt and David Wilson – have been shortlisted for the government-backed 200…

Urban extensions find favour in south east

July 1, 2004

The majority of people living in the south east do not want to live in flats, and do not want to see new settlements developed, according to the findings of a …

Waste disposal headache looms

July 1, 2004

Developers may be faced with major headaches over the disposal of contaminated soil, rubble, paint and asbestos when the EU Landfill Directive comes into force…

Call for nominations

July 1, 2004

Entries are open for the deputy prime minister’s Award for Sustainable Communities. John Prescott has called for nominations for projects and initiatives that …

£4 billion for development of Greenwich peninsula

July 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=695-A=Left] The future of the Greenwich Peninsula and its famous Dome has become clearer following the signing of a deal between English Partnerships …

Use of empty homes won’t solve housing crisis – Barker

July 1, 2004

The government’s drive to bring empty homes back onto the market, though an important part of the strategy to boost housing numbers, will not solve the UK’s ho…