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Josh Butler

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
22
Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Architects Journal
Top 500K sites
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Josh Butler

    Burnham pledges £210m to restore run-down high streets (opens the original)

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    The money will be made available to local authorities to spend on transforming run-down areas of high streets into shared, community facilities as well as cafés and workspaces. Split into three separate funds, the pot is made up of: a £125 million Derelict Buildings Fund; £65 million to revamp ‘beloved buildings’ and businesses at risk of closure; and £20 million to go towards high street rental auctions and a new Co-operative Development Programme. The Derelict Buildings Fund will be used to tu

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Josh Butler

    British practice among three shortlisted in Oregon waterfront park contest (opens the original)

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    The London-based practice will go up against teams led by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and California-headquartered SWA Group, in drawing up proposals to transform the linear Tom McCall Waterfront Park into a new ‘flexible and welcoming’ green space with improved connections to the Willamette River. The two-stage competition was launched in July and attracted 50 submissions featuring more than 150 individual firms. It is being managed by Malcolm Reading Consultants on behalf of Portland Parks & Rec

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Josh Butler

    Angela Rayner: Only a slim chance 1.5 million homes target will be met (opens the original)

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    The housing secretary cited economic ‘headwinds’, including war in the Middle East and rising building costs, as obstacles to realising Labour’s manifesto pledge. Despite this, Rayner said that she would not give up what was ‘always a stretch target’, and argued that Labour’s construction and planning reforms were making a difference, with home starts up by 15 per cent last year. She said Andy Burnham was now prioritising the delivery of council homes, with £10 billion announced last month for t

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Josh Butler

    Restrictions lifted on building new homes in back gardens (opens the original)

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    Restrictions on building new homes in the gardens of existing houses have been lifted in an effort to make the most 'effective use of land' The update was included in the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published by the government last month, which set out how the previous limit on house-building within ‘residential curtilages’ (gardens) could be bypassed if certain requirements are met. It also specifically includes this type of development among a list of house-building opportuni

  5. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Josh Butler

    Value of architecture and building design to UK economy jumps by 30 per cent, report reveals (opens the original)

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    The latest Design Economy report, published by the Design Council today (7 September), revealed that the value of architecture and built environment design has increased from £14.5 billion in 2019 to £18.7 billion in 2023. The findings were published as part of a wider Design Council analysis of UK design industries, which made a £136.7 billion contribution in 2023. That is a 40 per cent increase compared to 2019 – meaning architecture’s growth was below average for the wider design sector. Arch

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