Archive

Fyson on ... the Planning Convention's growing range of influence in the professional and political sphere

By Anthony Fyson

18 July 2008

It must give the RTPI considerable satisfaction that its Planning Convention is firmly established as the occasion when the government launches initiatives, albeit long-heralded ones such as the consultation on planning town centres and the institute-inspired planning policy outcome assessment methodology.

RIP regeneration

By Tim Williams

11 July 2008

Bid farewell to renewal as we used to know it

Tory splits

By Ben Walker

11 July 2008

Economic development exposes Tory divisions

Cycling woes

By Sir Peter Hall

11 July 2008

Let's get cyclists off London's roads

Domestic violence

By Karen Buck

11 July 2008

Championing new life after violence

Food supply must be secured by good planning not the markets

By Huw Morris

11 July 2008

One of the big ironies from this week's G8 summit in Japan is that after a superficially impassioned debate about escalating food prices and dwindling supplies, the world's leaders sat down to a sumptuous eight-course banquet.

Fyson on ... changes to permitted development rights that offer a mixed package of clarity and confusion

By Anthony Fyson

11 July 2008

The government is proposing to change the rules on householder applications, with the overall aim of relaxing the planning regime and extending permitted development rights.

Gummer on ... agreement in a good cause

11 July 2008

We need to stop unnecessary division where a consensus is perfectly possible.

Laa targets

By Jamie Carpenter

4 July 2008

Local area targets are a good sign for renewal

Richer, happier?

By Sir Peter Hall

4 July 2008

Income only partly explains happiness