The Scottish Government have made an announcement regarding the next set of energy standards within Scottish building regulations. The Minister for Planning, Derek Mackay, has advised that the revised standards, to be introduced from October 2015, will deliver a 21% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from new homes and a 43% reduction in emissions from… Read more »
The shopping you do online could help Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity. Shelter Shopper is a free browser app which, whenever you shop online at retailers such as Amazon, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury’s and thousands more, generates a donation to Shelter at no extra cost to you. Your next weekly shop, music or clothes purchase… Read more »
McCaul Developments have just released the first apartments for sale at The Point, New Islington, Manchester, and several have already sold. Phase One of the development includes 23 apartments and twelve canal houses while Phase 2, which has recently received Planning Permission, will add a further 81 units. CB3 Design are pleased to be working with McCaul… Read more »
Our Walton Locks project with David Wilson Homes is progressing well. The site, comprising of 250 units ranging from 2 bed to 4 bed family houses, sits on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal. Apartment blocks C and D are now fully complete and occupied while apartment block E is currently nearing completion. Planning… Read more »
The UK Government is inviting views on a national minimum space standard as part of its’ current review of Building Standards. The consultation is being promoted as part of moves to streamline the welter of housing standards and regulations facing house builders. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said the administration was inviting views… Read more »
The UK’s town centres are currently receiving much needed attention from central government regarding the major challenges currently being faced. The external advisory group to the Scottish government’s National Review of Town Centres project has this month published it’s findings, while the UK Government have advised that they will consult “soon” on proposals to relax planning regulations to allow… Read more »
After a long wait the government has finally committed to long term support for renewable heat installations in homes, announcing the tariff levels for the domestic version of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme that will take over from the current voucher system when it ends in March 2014. There had been doubts within the… Read more »
“Creating Places”, Scotland’s new Architecture and Place policy statement, has been launched. The commitment in the document is one of a series of pro-design pledges with the Scottish Government having promised to put design and placemaking at the heart of revised planning policy which is due to be published by the end of the year. … Read more »
A further public consultation event supporting the consultations on the National Planning Framework 3: Main Issues Report and draft Scottish Planning Policy is being held in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, on July 4th. From 1 – 5 pm members of the NPF3 and SPP teams will be available at the Tesco store in Galashiels to answer… Read more »
Communities Minister Don Foster has announced a £91m cash boost for towns in England with the aim being to refurbish and bring back into use use over 6,000 empty and derelict homes and commercial premises, particularly in the Midlands and North. The funding is being allocated under two programmes: £61m from the second round of… Read more »