The Northumberland Local Plan and Durham Local Plan set out the planning framework for much of the North East and determines much of the land usage for the next 10 years and beyond. The deadlines to have land considered for these plans are approaching fast – on 29 May 2019, the Northumberland Local Plan […]
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Many of the RTPI’s English regions have supported the national call to give more powers and resources to planning authorities to tackle the issues surrounding climate change. The campaign – “Resource Planning for Climate Action” – calls on the Government to take climate actions around transport and buildings, as well […]
Local Plans set out the strategic priorities for development of an area and cover commercial, housing, private and public development, including transport infrastructure, along with protection for the local environment. They are made up of a series of documents that should set out clear guidance on what development will and […]
At Ethical Partnership we aim to make every project we work on as sustainable as possible, this includes our work with waste auditing. A recent study showed that 77% of the waste created at commercial office buildings that is put into land fill is actually recyclable. Image what that picture […]
The housing crisis is primarily caused by a lack of affordability. Why aren’t houses affordable? Not because we are poorer than we used to be, but because houses are far more expensive than they used to be. With the government recently being accused of prolonging the national housing crisis by failing […]
A new report published by the Royal Town Planning Institute has found that the planning system needs to change to establish a successful transition to a net zero-carbon future. “Nothing should be planned without demonstrating it is fit to take its place in a net-zero emissions future… It makes no […]
With the voice of Alexa and Siri commonplace in many homes already, you would be forgiven for thinking that our homes are alive? However, what if they went one step further. What if our homes in the future were actually alive – breathing, growing, living and even reproducing? This idea may seem […]
With a rapidly ageing population in the UK the issue of housing and keeping people comfortable and preventing chronic loneliness is becoming increasingly important. Statistics from the mental health foundation state that “22% of men and 28% of women aged 65 years and over” are affected by depression, 85% of […]
Developers often find it difficult to balance the safe and practical solutions to landscaping, access routes and groundworks with sustaining ecological balance, especially when the footprint area of a development needs to be considered. With the recent guidelines on Biodiversity Net Gain, more than ever the need for providing ecological […]
Leading scientists have discovered that planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis. Interestingly, they have made calculations as to how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas. Research estimates that a […]