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Local links

Lancaster City Council's city centre strategy

Grassroots Lancaster and Stop Chelverton

Background report on Carillion-Chelverton's plans for Lancaster

Desolation - does Lancaster need more shops when so many are empty?

Virtual Lancaster Community Resources and Visitors Guide with lots of infos on the planned development, reviews, updates and events calendar

The Lancaster Music Co-op is under threat by Chelverton's plans

Have your say on what you think of the new development on Virtual Lancaster.net's online planning and development forum

Urban Design Resources

URBED (Urban and Economic Development Group) is a leading independent research and consultancy firm specialising in the fields of urban regeneration, local economic development, sustainability and urban design.

The Glass-House Empowering communities and residents through design

Urban Design Alliance

The Urban Design Group

Resource for Urban Design Information

The urban village design

Other Places...

Forum Vauban" Sustainable Urban District, Freiburg, Germany

BUDD - Brighton Urban Design and Development - Brighton's equivalent of Real Planning for Lancaster are also fighting plans for a new superstore. Just as in Lancaster, Council Officers have said: "There is no quantitative need for additional food retail in the area" - but that hasn't stopped the council from approving the planning application...

Corporate Watch's What's wrong with supermarkets?

Havanna - From vacant lots to city gardens!

BBC News story about Compulsory purchases in Kent for another Carillion-Chelverton development