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 […]
Sneak preview into a new land-based open data tool…
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 […]
Are we about to see a ‘fundamental rethink’ on social housing?
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has promised that the government will bring forward a green paper on social housing in England. Speaking at the National Housing Federation’s conference in Birmingham on Tuesday (19th of September), Javid […]
Planning applications – expert advice for community and residents associations
Ethical Partnership are pleased to announce that we have been appointed to advise a residents association in Leeds. The community are concerned about proposals to build up to 140 new houses within the green belt […]
Cutting red tape on planning?
Planning has again been criticized and will again be the subject of tinkering and even more procedural changes Unveiling the White Paper, communities secretary, Sajid Javid said “The housing market in this country is broken and […]
Landscape design provided for Ouseburn housing
We’re so pleased to have designed the landscaping for the first homes to be built in the heart of Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley in more than half a century. The doors have opened to 42 new one-bedroom […]
Are utility companies restricting housing growth?
A new Housing & Finance Institute report has highlighted that housing growth is being held back by sluggish performance by utility companies. Perhaps there is then some truth in our long standing stance that housing […]
Lords call for government rethink on the built environment
The National Policy for the Built Environment Committee has recently asserted the importance of delivering a better built environment and is concerned about; the quality of new developments and the risk of housing delivery being […]
Lords issue critical report on government housing policies
Peers have added their voice to those criticising current government policies as unlikely to meet demand for either the quantity or quality of new homes needed. The Lords Select Committee on National Policy for the […]