30 Apr, 2019 BANKING ON CHANGE... By Montagu Evans Numbers of high street banks have continued to decline over recent years as customers increasingly utilise online or mobile banking...
30 Apr, 2019 THE BLAME GAME By Josh Myerson 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...
30 Apr, 2019 THE GOOD SIDE OF PD AND WHY WE SHOULD APPLY ITS PRINCIPLES By Simon Rogers The office to residential permitted development (PD) run feels on borrowed time, at least in its current guise. A growing sense of...
29 Apr, 2019 THE REAL WEIGHT OF TECHNOLOGY IN RETAIL By Inma Latorre It’s undeniable that technological innovations such as barcodes, commercially used for the first time on a chewing gum package back in...
29 Apr, 2019 DIGITAL SCREEN SURVEILLANCE: BIG INNOVATION OR BIG TROUBLE? By John Prestwich The technology behind digital screens that have "stealth technology" is not new. It was first introduced to me approximately 6 years...
26 Apr, 2019 WHAT IS THE ANSWER... By Anna Russell-Smith Anyone involved within the planning system will be acutely aware of the delays that can occur, not only throughout the pre-application...
26 Apr, 2019 HERITAGE OR HOUSING? STRIKING THE BALANCE IN A TIME OF NEED By Kate Falconer Hall Striking the balance between the preservation of heritage assets and the provision of new housing is a perennial planning issue for...
25 Apr, 2019 THERE ARE ITEMS IN YOUR BASKET OF TAXATION... By Josh Myerson One criticism often levelled at the UK business rates system, is that it represents one of the highest direct property taxes in the...
25 Apr, 2019 COMMUNITY-LED HOUSING IN LARGE-SCALE URBAN REGENERATION - CAN WE MAKE IT WORK? By Oliver Maury As many of us strive towards cooperative models of regeneration, it seems a sensible time to challenge a number of delivery conventions,...
24 Apr, 2019 INTERNATIONAL DRONE DELIVERIES TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - WHEN WILL THE UK FOLLOW SUIT? By Lucy Turner Following the decision earlier this month by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority to grant Wing approval to launch a home...
24 Apr, 2019 RETAILERS TOLD: SOCKS UP OR PACK UP. WHAT LOCAL CENTRES CAN LEARN FROM THE LEVIATHAN By Kevin White We recently attended Bisnow's London Retail event where our Head of Planning, Julian Stephenson, was in discussion with Jaap Tonckens,...
24 Apr, 2019 PRIMARY CARE NETWORKS - YET MORE CHANGE FOR THE NHS? By Bhavini Shah Yes, but the hope with formalising the process of primary care giving (by bringing GPs and associated services together) is to combine...