This week, Ethical Partnership are distributing surveys to residents in Castleside Village, County Durham. The survey gives the opportunity for the residents of Castleside to comment on their specific unmet housing needs. © Google Maps 2020 […]
Are Communities Missing Out Due to Office Conversions?
Recent research by the Local Government Association (LGA) suggests that because of permitted development rules, communities may have lost out on over 13,500 affordable homes in the last four years. Office conversions carried out under […]
Local Authority Housebuilding Requires Planners for Success
A recent practice advice note released by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) suggests that the plan making and public engagement skills planners have provides a key role in the current resurgence of local authority […]
Welsh Plans for New Homes Provide Environmental and Social Opportunity
A new planning framework in Wales aims to show where new services, jobs and homes need to be created over the next 20 years with an emphasis on more urban living. As part of the […]
Realising the Potential of Your Land with the Local Plans
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 […]
Eco-Friendly Homes: Millennials and the Housing Market
As more millennials move into the housing market, the construction of ‘wellness-minded’ buildings and eco-friendly homes are on the rise. With solar panels in the roofs and built with environmentally-friendly materials, green buildings are becoming […]
New Homes Fail to be Fully Accessible
A House of Lords inquiry six years ago found that the UK government, as well as society as a whole, were underprepared for the needs of our ageing population. However despite the findings, evidence shows […]
Simpler Development Contributions to Accelerate Homebuilding
Kit Malthouse – Housing Minister – has recently announced changes to developer contributions. This will increase the rate of homebuilding as well as make the overall system simpler. Currently builders pay through developer contributions (Community […]
More than just a house, but a Lifetime Home
We can support you with the creation of more than just a house, but a home for life. Lifetime Homes emerged from work developed by the Helen Hamlyn Foundation and Habinteg Housing Association in the […]
NAO Report Confirms Planning and Planners are Not Valued
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 […]
A world just under your feet – but a million miles away from home
A project by Newcastle University’s Professor Roger Burrows has been ‘digging into’ the trend for basement developments in London. His work follows on from that of Prof. Steven Graham, which looks at the “luxified skies” […]
Appeal win for new housing development
We are delighted to announce that an appeal we worked on against the refusal of an outline planning application for new housing has been allowed by the Planning Inspectorate. The application was recommended for approval […]