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Coming up: Go ahead for Winchester mixed use

By Josephine Smit, 17 September 2019

Winchester City Council has approved outline plans for an office, retail and leisure scheme to regenerate an area close to the city's rail station.

Coming up: Chester leisure scheme on the way

By Josephine Smit, 10 September 2019

Cheshire West and Chester Council has approved the first phase of the planned Chester Northgate leisure development.

Analysis: Planning and designing a healthier neighbourhood

By Josephine Smit, 4 September 2019

NHS England is looking to influence UK housebuilding with its latest guidance. Josephine Smit looks at what it means for new homes and places.

Coming up: Green light for Taunton neighbourhood

By Josephine Smit, 4 September 2019

Council backs consortium's plan for 2,000 home development applying garden city principles on the outskirts of Taunton.

Coming up: Go ahead for Hayle Harbour scheme

By Josephine Smit, 16 August 2019

Proposal for sensitive Cornish harbour site is expected to deliver homes, commercial space and improved public realm.

Opinion: Putting the focus on housing design quality

By Chris Brown, 16 August 2019

The audit of housing design quality being led by Professor Matthew Carmona of the Bartlett School of Planning will provide quantitative evidence to inform policymaking, writes Chris Brown.

Coming up: Green light for Lincolnshire Lakes homes

By Josephine Smit, 7 August 2019

Approval given for 2,500 homes to be developed on the outskirts of Scunthorpe as part of the planned Lincolnshire Lakes scheme.

Case study: Refurbishing and extending a London estate

By Josephine Smit, 6 August 2019

A 1920s-built housing estate in west Kensington is being comprehensively regenerated in a programme that is taking around eight years, finds Josephine Smit.