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BREEAM ticket

June 1, 2005

Mixed-use developments are increasingly winning favour with planning authorities: making optimum use of the site whilst regenerating the area and minimising tr…

Election reflections

June 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1555-A=Left] The general election has dealt the ODPM some rising stars in the form David Miliband and Yvette Cooper. Mark Glover, public affairs partn…

The Walrus

June 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1554-A=Left] Substitute the Vogon Demolition Fleet for the authors of the new Part L’s earth-shattering plans, and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy…

Fertile ground

June 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1553-A=Left] Chief executive Philip Davies has overseen Linden Homes’ evolution as an innovative brownfield developer, since he established the firm i…

Developing a dialogue

June 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1552-A=Left] The topography of British politics has changed. A swathe of local councils in the south and east are Conservative, presenting a major thr…

Red tape rules

June 1, 2005

Housebuilders are faced with burgeoning regulatory red tape – a major cause of frustration and delay. Mark Smulian talks to the industry about why, when much o…

New towns, new ideas

June 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1549-A=Left] The new ODPM ministerial team faces the challenge of reviewing the scale of housing proposed in south eastern growth areas. Jim Bennett, …

Paradigm shifts

June 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1548-A=Left] Between 1998 and 2004 HBF played a highly influential role in helping to drive housing supply up the economic and political agendas. The …

SHORTLIST

June 1, 2005