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Surplus of greenfield land with planning permission could render brownfield development unviable, says report

July 3, 2009 - A new report initiated by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) contains a 'ground-breaking study, Brownfield Market Signals: Greenfield housing land supply and the viability of brownfield housing development' demonstrating that an excess of greenfield land with planning permission could render brownfield development unviable and undermine urban regeneration. more >

New financial tools needed to boost regeneration, claims report

July 3, 2009 - The All Party Urban Development Group (APUDG)’s latest report, Regeneration and the recession:unlocking the money highlights the need for cities to have additional financial tools and revenue raising options. ... more >

New tool and database will bring together local authority emissions evidence with housing, demographic, economic data

July 3, 2009 - The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has launched TrACE, a new tool that will record CO2 saving evidence. The tool has been developed with input from the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has been created to help local authorities report and keep track of their actions to curb local carbon dioxide emissions, in line with their new national performance indicator, NI 186. more >

Policy guidance highlights potential of inland waterways for supporting low carbon placemaking and transport plans

July 3, 2009 - The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has published its latest Policy Advice Note on Inland Waterways - Unlocking the Potential and Securing the Future of Inland Waterways through the Planning System. more >

Support for 'breakthrough' ideas will help transform the UK into a sustainable society

July 2, 2009 - The Sustainable Development Commission has unveiled a range of 'breakthrough' ideas which could transform the UK into a sustainable society. more >