The NAO’s report says that a shortage of both financial and human resources was a major issue in delivering new homes with the number of local authority planning staff fell by 15% between 2006 and 2016. Total spending by local authorities on planning functions fell 14.6% in real terms between 2010/11 and […]
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Fantastic news to kick off the week – Ethical Partnership has been shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) awards in the ‘Small Planning Consultancy of the Year’ category! The RTPI awards – or planning Oscars – are the most established and respected in the national planning industry. […]
Way back in March 2017, we published an article announcing that we had been appointed to advise a residents association in Leeds – we’ve been so busy recently, we haven’t had an opportunity to provide an update! We are pleased to announce that the planning committee agreed with our representations and […]
We have a vacancy for a graduate planner/environmentalist to join us. If you; relish a challenge; want to make a difference to society and the environment; share our values about people, planet, and profit then why not apply? We have a diverse range of commissions across England which will allow […]
We’re committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of our clients suppliers, staff and associates. Our policy on GDPR comes into force on the 25 May 2018 This together with our terms and conditions of business and any other documents referred to on it sets out the basis on which […]
Northumberland County Council are preparing their Local Plan, which will run to 2036. What does that mean? (And why would anyone be interested?) Every local council has a duty to create a strategy that takes into account things like how the area’s population and economy are likely to change, and to […]
We’ve all had the experience of walking past a derelict building and thinking: “What a shame – surely there must be a better use for that?!“. This morning EP hosted a workshop with our friends at Shared Assets, who are building an online tool called Land Explorer. It aims to […]
For over 100 years, membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute has been the hallmark of professional expertise and integrity. We are delighted that Matthew Creedy has now been elected as a full member of the RTPI. After joining ethical partnership in 2012 Matthew has spent five years gaining the […]
We shared our concepts for a unique sensory stimulated home today at a ‘design review’ – the enthusiastic panel supported our innovative integration of texture, shadows, light and colour elements in this new home. Its very much work in progress, so we look forward to working on it in the new […]
With Allen recently being elected a fellow to the IEMA, he has been invited to join the panel debating BREXIT in Lomdon on the 7th of December – uncertainty as to whether we will have tariff free trade or part of the customs union is already affecting the domestic economy. […]