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Plans submitted for city centre hotel
Connectivity Associates, as part of the project team comprising Mace, WSP and Associated Architects, have submitted a planning application for the conversion of a vacant 1970′s office block in the centre of Birmingham to a hotel. The nine-storey office block, known as Ladywood House, stands above New Street Station and The Pallasades shopping centre and [...]
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Getting your head round the The Localism Act
The much talked about Localism Act received Royal assent on 15 November. The Act provides the potential for a cultural shift in the way planning decisions are taken in England and Wales, but it remains to be seen whether it will meet the Government’s objective to make the planning system clearer, more democratic and more [...]
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Mike on Granada Reports
Mike Gibson appeared on Granada Reports today in an interview with Ashley Derricott about the merits of High Speed Rail, following the Transport Select Committee’s decision to back the new rail plans. Mike, a strong supporter of HSR, was asked for his views as a Director of Connectivity Associates, a company whose efficiency and competitiveness [...]
Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner
Mike Gibson and Phil Cusack at the Greater Manchester Chamber’s Annual Property & Construction Dinner at the Hilton Hotel, where they announced the finalists of the Building of the Year Award. Sir Howard Bernstein presented the award to the winner, which was Peel Group’s MediaCityUK.
National Planning Policy Framework now published