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,...
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...
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...
27 Jun, 2024 GE24: THE UK'S HOUSING TARGET DILEMMA By Will Edmonds The UK does not build enough houses. That point has been driven home by endless government reports and think tank pamphlets as well as...
13 Jun, 2024 DELIVERING DATA CENTRES: THE CASE FOR CHANGE By Ashley Collins The point that needs making alongside this Telegraph piece is that the UK is a globally important data centre market and the volume of...
12 Jun, 2024 GE24: WHY HOUSING AND PLANNING ARE TAKING CENTRE STAGE IN THIS ELECTION By Jon Neale Looking back over the past few decades, it’s hard to think of a time when housing and planning policy was as central a part of a party’s...
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...
15 Feb, 2024 LONDON PLAN REVIEW: TURBOCHARGING RESIDENTIAL SCHEMES ON BROWNFIELD SITES By Rachel Power Emma Gill The much-anticipated London Plan Review: Report of Expert Advisers was published on 13th February 2024, slightly later than originally...
15 Feb, 2024 AMENDED CLASS MA - COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (2024) By James Huish Sam Stackhouse The Government has confirmed its amendments to the General Permitted Development Order (“GPDO”) to open up new opportunities for the use...
12 Feb, 2024 NAVIGATING BNG REQUIREMENTS: IMPACTS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY By Jon Bradburn Dylan Chaplin Following a prolonged period of uncertainty since the Environment Act was made law in 2021, the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements...
08 Feb, 2024 MONTAGU EVANS INCREASES ITS PLANNING CAPABILITY WITH SENIOR LONDON PARTNER HIRE By Montagu Evans Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has further increased its planning capability with the appointment of Mark Gibney as...