As Liz Truss orders a National Flood Resilience Review, better connectivity between spatial planning, infrastructure and long term economic plans would help, says Steven Trewhella.
Structural faults on the Forth Road Bridge will result in closures until early 2016 and are going to have a huge impact on the surrounding area, both socially and economically. Graham Hill says there are lessons here for all British cities.
News this week that the proposed HS2 station for Leeds will be integrated within the city’s existing railway station, will be welcomed with open arms by many who live and work in Yorkshire.
China’s success in using planning to grow and develop the economy should send a strong signal to UK politicians and the public, the Royal Town Planning Institute says.
New studies show how France, Germany and the Netherlands have successfully tackled housing and regeneration by using planning skills and tools in a way that is markedly different from the UK, says RTPI.
All eyes are on the new infrastructure commissioners, appointed last week, as they begin their programme of work to determine Britain’s infrastructure priorities. CECA’s Marie-Claude Hemming explains the challenge.
Careful handling of ‘Special Qualities” has gained planning permission for a potash mine in the North Yorkshire Moors National Path, explains Matthew Hunt.
New “long-term strategy to ensure the UK’s infrastructure truly meets the expectations of business and the general public” and £100bn spending commitment by 2020 underlines government’s support for infrastructure investment.