06 May, 2021 DURABLE AND BEAUTIFUL - PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM By Thomas Bender This year's Government Property Conference which took place on April 22nd was all about "building a greener future". The focus was on...
22 Nov, 2019 ADDING CULTURE IN TO THE MIX... By Fraser Littlejohn With our town and city centres coming under increasing pressures to adapt amid calls for action on the high street, investment in...
15 Nov, 2019 CHANGE IS COMING By Timur Tatlioglu Change is definitely coming – that is the resounding message from the latest update on the Oxford Street District Transformation project...
15 Nov, 2019 "NEGLIGIBLE" EQUATES TO HARM By Lucy Markham A recent judgment in the High Court has clarified that "negligible" effects are material, and while the level of harm may be minimal this...
08 Nov, 2019 REFLECT, CONNECT AND INNOVATE By Lauren Hawksworth Craig Blatchford Today marks 70 years of celebrating World Town Planning Day. The RTPI have identified three core themes to explore at this key milestone...
23 Oct, 2019 MOST AMBITIOUS HERITAGE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN IN 40 YEARS By Timur Tatlioglu This morning Rt Hon Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, announced a new campaign...
03 Oct, 2019 LATEST CIL AMENDMENTS - MORE COMPLICATED THAN EVER BUT DO COME WITH GOOD INTENTIONS By Sam Stackhouse Almost three years on since the CIL Review, which recommended the replacement of CIL with the introduction of a twin track system...
11 Sep, 2019 LESSONS FROM CLERKENWELL CLOSE By Timur Tatlioglu Very recently Amin Taha’s controversial scheme at 15 Clerkenwell Close won the appeal against an enforcement notice issued by the London...
27 Aug, 2019 PLACEMAKING THROUGH PERFORMANCE By Jon Bradburn From Shakespeare’s home of Stratford-upon-Avon to the bright lights of London’s West End, performing arts can form an intrinsic part of a...
06 Aug, 2019 CAN WE INVEST IN A SMARTER WAY? By Paul Burley It's great news to see additional funds being directed to new capital healthcare projects, including for a number of clients. However, it...
02 Aug, 2019 FINALLY SOME COMMON SENSE? By Paul Burley For those who are interested in the more detailed side of planning, a very helpful judgement has been handed down this week by Lewison...
31 Jul, 2019 ALEXA, WHERE CAN I GET HEALTH ADVICE? By Paul Burley Whilst high street pharmacies have tried to expand their offer with in-store advice in the past, it doesn't appear to have made a huge...