BANKING ON CHANGE...
Numbers of high street banks have continued to decline over recent years as customers increasingly utilise online or mobile banking...
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THE BLAME GAME
It is rare to see an article or opinion piece discussing the dire state of UK retail that doesn't at some point lay some of the blame for...
THE GOOD SIDE OF PD AND WHY WE SHOULD APPLY ITS PRINCIPLES
The office to residential permitted development (PD) run feels on borrowed time, at least in its current guise. A growing sense of...
THE REAL WEIGHT OF TECHNOLOGY IN RETAIL
It’s undeniable that technological innovations such as barcodes, commercially used for the first time on a chewing gum package back in...
DIGITAL SCREEN SURVEILLANCE: BIG INNOVATION OR BIG TROUBLE?
The technology behind digital screens that have "stealth technology" is not new. It was first introduced to me approximately 6...
WHAT IS THE ANSWER...
Anyone involved within the planning system will be acutely aware of the delays that can occur, not only throughout the pre-application...
HERITAGE OR HOUSING? STRIKING THE BALANCE IN A TIME OF NEED
Striking the balance between the preservation of heritage assets and the provision of new housing is a perennial planning issue for...
THERE ARE ITEMS IN YOUR BASKET OF TAXATION...
One criticism often levelled at the UK business rates system, is that it represents one of the highest direct property taxes in the...
COMMUNITY-LED HOUSING IN LARGE-SCALE URBAN REGENERATION - CAN WE MAKE IT WORK?
As many of us strive towards cooperative models of regeneration, it seems a sensible time to challenge a number of delivery conventions,...
INTERNATIONAL DRONE DELIVERIES TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - WHEN WILL THE UK FOLLOW SUIT?
Following the decision earlier this month by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority to grant Wing approval to launch a home...
RETAILERS TOLD: SOCKS UP OR PACK UP. WHAT LOCAL CENTRES CAN LEARN FROM THE LEVIATHAN
We recently attended Bisnow's London Retail event where our Head of Planning, Julian Stephenson, was in discussion with Jaap Tonckens,...
PRIMARY CARE NETWORKS - YET MORE CHANGE FOR THE NHS?
Yes, but the hope with formalising the process of primary care giving (by bringing GPs and associated services together) is to combine...
RETAIL IS SHAPED NOT JUST BY FASHION BUT BY ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS
Similar to the businesses referenced in this article, two weeks ago Green Options successfully opened their plastic free retail store in...
DEPARTMENT STORES ARE DEAD. LONG LIVE DEPARTMENT STORES!!
“Department stores are dead” all of us have heard this sentence during the last months/ years.
I am not necessarily in line with this...
WATCH THIS SPACE...
Westminster City Council have made an Article 4 Direction to remove Permitted Development Rights (PDR) for office to residential...
A CONVENIENT IMMUNITY
It’s interesting for several reasons to learn about Invesco becoming New River REITs largest shareholder, but in particular it’s...
VINDICATING NAPOLEON: MAYBE WE ARE A NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS
Examples like Altrincham, Stockton and, in this article, Chorlton, illustrate a number of emerging truths:
• The High Street isn’t dead
•...
LAND - AN INVESTMENT FOR THE AGES
Tony Soprano's rehash of this classic Mark Twain wisdom (see quote below) always feels more pertinent in times of uncertainty. No less...
1990s office complex makes headlines as newest Grade II listed building – could yours be next?
Earlier this month, the Twentieth Century Society posted a news item celebrating the most recent listing of a Post Modern office complex...
PERHAPS IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM... BUT BE WARNED
Barely 24hrs after what was not my first missive on the state of UK retail (and what is unlikely to be my last), a chink of light and a...
AN UPSWING IN PENSION FUND-BACKED HOUSING IN THE OFFING?
Meanwhile as the government cracks down on non-institutional landlords, this increasingly well rehearsed method of underpinning Council...
CAPTURING FUNDS FOR THE NHS
As the article suggests, co-ordination is an important factor. We regularly discuss with clients to engage early with their local...
RETAIL RATES ARE FAR FROM ROSY BUT IS CHANGE IN THE AIR?
Increasingly it seems one can hardly open a newspaper without landing upon some news flash or comment piece about the current state of...
A NEW DIMENSION TO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN REGENERATION?
As we enter a new era for public engagement in regeneration, will such ‘planning’ tools also help demystify what it means to buy into (or...
'NEW BUILD' FOODSTORES - DO THE STATS TELL THE WHOLE STORY?
EGI has today reported a significant decrease (by 61%) in the number of planning applications for ‘new build’ supermarkets. The square...
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