Chris Walker, former Treasury economist, has called for 30,000 more homes to be built each year as people in Britain are living for longer. In light of new research suggesting that the NHS is “overwhelmed” […]
Shropshire Success with Self-Build Homes
The Housing and Planning Act 2016, defines self-build and custom housebuilding as “…the building or completion by— (a) individuals, (b) associations of individuals, or (c) persons working with or for individuals or associations of individuals […]
“It’s Alive!” – The Living Future of Buildings
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 […]
Social Housing for a Lifetime Home
Four decades ago councils were responsible for the creation of 40% of all new houses. By the end of 2017 that had fallen to just over 2%. The ‘right to buy’ movement and the transfer […]
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 […]
Lifetime Homes: Protecting Against the Spiralling Cost of Social Care
Many people concerned about the increasing cost of social care could save thousands of pounds a year by staying in their homes and modifying them for their own needs. Supercarers, a firm which helps […]
Duty of Care for Construction – Free Event
The Right Waste, Right Place campaign is hosting an event on the 18th June, aimed at anyone who produces, treats, disposes, moves or arranges the movement of waste. They have a legal ‘Duty of Care’ […]
The glass is at least half full… well, actually it’s brimming over.
This week’s Mid-week Mention goes to a certain ‘shiny’ somewhere in Sunderland. (No, it’s not the Stadium of Light.) It’s the National Glass Centre. Not only do we love their building, with its ‘industrial’ feel […]
Do I need retrospective planning permission?
You’ve built something without applying for planning permission – or something which differs from the plans which were approved by the council. What happens next? As professional planners, we will always recommend that you find […]
#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 […]
Listed Building Success in Middlesbrough
We have been successful in securing listed building consent and planning permission for Commerce House, one of Middlesbrough’s most historic buildings. Built for the North-Eastern Banking Company, it was purchased by the Chamber of Commerce […]
How to design extensions for Listed Buildings
. We’re working on a number of listed buildings at present and thought that we would share some of the principles that we use in guiding clients and their architects. We think that there are […]