property WAF Awards 2011 shortlist announced A waterside park will form part of the proposals


New park to form part of London scheme


A new waterside park alongside the Grand Union Canal has been mooted as part of a major new development – Park Royal City – to be built around a new ‘rail super hub’ at Old Oak Common, London. Sir Terry Farrell has drawn up proposals


for the scheme, which will transform the area into a new city for London around the proposed high speed rail project. Images were drawn up as part of


Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s sub- mission to the government in support of the High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) project.


£75m regeneration masterplan for Pontypridd


Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council is aim- ing to attract more visitors to Pontypridd aſter unveiling a major £75m regeneration masterplan for the town. Public and private sector-led schemes are


helping to transform the town, which the council believes will ensure it becomes a “major destination” in the valleys. RCT leader Russell Robert said: “Tis


is a momentous plan for Pontypridd as steadily we begin to see the first phases of regeneration nearing completion in the town centre.”


Council mulls Skegness Grand Parade options


East Lindsey District Council is mulling the use of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) to bring a “prominent” seafront site in Skegness, Lincolnshire, back into use. Ownership of the Grand Parade site has


been split between two groups, with half of the site already redeveloped since a fire at the site in 2007, which destroyed a nmber of bars and nightclubs. However, the other part of the property is


still vacant despite planning permission for a new four-storey leisure complex with ice rink being approved in February 2010.


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Holburne Museum of Art, Bath (Eric Parry Architects); W London hotel (Jestico + Whiles); and the Museum of Liverpool (3xN) are among the shortlisted UK projects in the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011. Te fourth annual awards


has attracted a record num- ber of entries, with more than 700 from 59 countries seeking to be crowned World Building of the Year 2011. Other shorlisted entries


from the UK include the new pit and paddock complex at Silverstone motor racing venue in Northamptonshire (Populous). Te awards are divided into three main sec-


Te new W London - Leicester Square is one of the shortlisted entrants


tions, with each one – Completed Buildings; Structural Design; and Future Projects


– containing up to 16 categories. Shortlisted practices will present designs live to judging panels and delegates at the WAF in Barcelona, Spain, between 2 and 4 November.


Stadium decision to be reviewed


Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) and Leyton Orient Football Club (LOFC) have secured a judicial review into the procurement of the Olympic Stadium, London. West Ham United Football


Club (WHUFC) and Newham Council was named as pre- ferred bidder for the stadium by the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) earlier this year. However, both THFC and LOFC challenged the decision and a ruling by Mr Justice Collins now means that a full judicial review into the decision will commence on 18 October. It comes days aſter UK Athletics said it was


West Ham United FC/Newham Council were named as preferred bidder


bidding to host the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships, with the Olympic Stadium at the heart of the application. In a related development, the OPLC has also announced that an independent


investigation looking into its decision-making process regarding the stadium had exonerated employee Dionne Knight. It had been alleged that Knight had access


to confidential information relating to the stadium, which had been used to enhance WHUFC’s bid for the venue.


Final hurdle cleared on Bicester’s mixed-use plans


Communities secretary Eric Pickles has authorised the Compulsory Purchase Order necessary for the redevelopment of Bicester town centre in Oxfordshire. Pickles’ decision now clears the way for con- struction work to commence next year and


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means that all remaining land and other rights needed for the redevelopment can be acquired without further delay. A seven-screen digital cinema and restau-


rants are among facilities to be created as part of a scheme to overhaul the town centre.


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