25 Jul, 2024 NEW GUIDANCE FROM HISTORIC ENGLAND ON ADAPTING HISTORIC BUILDINGS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY By Tim Miles This week, Historic England published a new advice note: Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency (HEAN18). The...
24 Jul, 2024 BRINGING MORE LOCAL FLAVOUR TO THE DINE-IN MARKET By Tim Hayns Louise Hannah It’s not just the drive thru sector that remains strong. A recent report from Lumina Intelligence highlights the strength of the dine-in...
23 Jul, 2024 THE PLACE OF GOOD DESIGN, BEAUTY AND DENSITY IN THE NEW NPPF By Lucy Markham Outlined in principle in this week’s King’s Speech, the Labour Government has set a challenging target to deliver 1.5 million new homes...
22 Jul, 2024 WHAT NEXT FOR HOUSING DELIVERY? By Will Edmonds Ben Dakin Louis Earle-Davis In her first major speech of the new government, Chancellor Rachel Reeves highlighted the importance of planning and planning reform,...
17 Jul, 2024 MONTAGU EVANS ELECTS NEW MANAGING PARTNER By Montagu Evans Montagu Evans has announced Alan Harris as its new Managing Partner, following Rob Bower’s decision to retire from the Partnership on 31...
16 Jul, 2024 THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR A BETTER BUILT ENVIRONMENT By Jasmine Ceccarelli-Drewry Very few people know that the popular saying, “a Jack of all trades, master of none”, has actually been abbreviated in popular culture,...
10 Jul, 2024 WHAT NOW FOR BUSINESS RATES? By Bruce Wilson Josh Myerson In her first speech, the new Chancellor has said that she will follow up on Labour’s promise to reform business rates and, in so doing,...
10 Jul, 2024 PREPARING FOR INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS LEASE RENEWALS IN THE CURRENT MARKET By Matthew Rickman Over the last five years, industrial and logistics assets have seen significant and unprecedented rental growth. These levels have been...
09 Jul, 2024 CENTRAL LONDON PLANNING POLICY UPDATE Q2 2024 By James Huish Eleanor Mazzon Here is our quarterly update on planning policy news, recent/emerging consultations or changes within the Central London boroughs, and...
04 Jul, 2024 GE 2024: REIMAGINING NEW TOWNS FOR FUTURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT By Simon Mole Many in the Labour party still see Clement Attlee’s reforming post-war administration as its high watermark in power. Its New Towns...
03 Jul, 2024 MONTAGU EVANS APPOINTS NEW HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTS HEAD By Montagu Evans Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Partner Dr Timur Tatlioglu to head its Historic Environment and...
03 Jul, 2024 GE24: THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT CRISIS HINDERING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT By Rachel Power If Labour do – as polls suggest – win a majority later this week, it is clear that planning reform and boosting housing delivery are at...