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...
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...
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...
19 Apr, 2024 FROM CARDIFF CASTLE TO FRIARY HOUSE: CARDIFF'S JOURNEY IN URBAN PLANNING By Ben Tosland Chris Miele Florence Loader Montagu Evans’ Historic Environment and Townscape team has recently advised the Topland Group and Colico Living on a planning application...
09 Apr, 2024 CENTRAL LONDON PLANNING POLICY UPDATE Q1 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...
02 Apr, 2024 BREWING HISTORY AND URBAN RENEWAL: THE STORY OF SOUTHWARK STREET'S DEVELOPMENT By Ben Tosland From the early 17th century, Southwark has been central to London’s brewing industry. Historically, it was made up of a dense network of...
01 Mar, 2024 HIGH COURT OVERTURNS SECRETARY OF STATE'S DENIAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR M&S OXFORD STREET STORE By Timur Tatlioglu On 1st March 2023, the High Court (J Lieven) quashed the Secretary of State’s (July 2023) decision to refuse planning permission for the...
12 Jan, 2024 NPPF PARA 164 AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT? By Nick Pond Among all the other changes announced before Christmas concerning the new NPPF, Chapter 16: Conserving and Enhancing the Historic...
13 Dec, 2023 NEW FOR OLD: HOW HERITAGE PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR REPURPOSING DEPARTMENT STORES By Bridget Crossley Tim Miles
05 Dec, 2023 BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS: A GUIDE TO ENGLAND'S 25-35% INCREASE IN PLANNING APPLICATION FEES By Will Edmonds Anna Harrhy As of 6th December 2023, fees for planning applications are set to increase in England by a minimum of 25% following legislative...
21 Nov, 2023 RETROFIT-FIRST: FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CITY OF LONDON'S NEW DRAFT CITY PLAN 2040 By Tom Pemberton The City of London Corporation ("the Corporation") has been working behind the scenes to prepare a new Local Plan, known as the 'City...
17 Nov, 2023 LURB BECOMES LAW: NEW RULES ON BUILDING PRESERVATION NOTICES By Roger Bowdler The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act brings together a number of aspirations from the heritage sector under one heading and alongside a...