Planning to get involved with an ‘Asset Transfer’? Local councils are having to cut spending amidst tightening budgets. ‘Community Asset Transfer’ involves handing over responsibility for public buildings and land to local Voluntary and Community […]
Do I have a voice?
Planning decisions have an impact on people’s lives and surroundings. The apparently ‘distant’ nature of the planning process is sometimes bemoaned by the public, but do communities have any real agency in these decisions? Are […]
Do you know the real value of your property or land? #value #property #land
Buying and selling land is not a new phenomenon. Trading customs vary across time and culture, but bargaining and purchasing are universal necessities of life – and access to land resources have become part of […]
Who are your partners? #charity #thirdsector #planning #communities #partnership
Two recent RTPI blogposts have highlighted the current conversation about the relationship between built environment and wellbeing. Access (or lack thereof) to spaces, services and structures is a crucial issue for many who face the […]
#Planning – First day, first impressions: Learning to speak the language
“Hit the ground running” is a pertinent expression for my first day in a new role as a Trainee Planner with Ethical Partnership. After a brief induction session covering basic practicalities, the next item on […]
Ground mounted solar panels approved in the green belt
The NPPF presents an interesting planning policy dilemma – the desirability of supporting renewable energy projects against the desirability of safeguarding green belt land. We were asked to tackle one such situation, where a landowner […]
General election – any manifesto’s for planning?
Will the environment, housing and the planning system feature in the forthcoming general election? Some constituencies and prospective MP’s will feature it in their local campaigns, particularly where there are sky high housing prices, a […]
Green Belts – we’re the experts!
Green belts are supposed to be the planners tool for stopping the sprawl of towns and cities – once established they are possibly the most difficult policy which developers have to overcome if they want […]
What you can do if you are refused planning permission
We’ve done our best to find a design for the roof extension which is commercially viable and acceptable to the local planning authority – but in the end what was demanded by the planning authority […]
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 […]
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