We are proud of our dear colleague and friend Alannah Healey, who has become a Chartered Town Planner after being elected as a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Upon graduating from her […]
Supporting Renewable Energy in Wales
We were appointed by SSE to prepare and submit applications for Solar Car Ports at two sites in Monmouthshire, supporting renewable energy in Wales. The applications are part of the Monmouthshire County Council Re:fit programme. […]
2021 Local Elections and the Planning System
Councils play a pivotal role in shaping our towns, cities and villages. Council’s set out their vision through development and local plans and essentially set a framework for the area and how it should be […]
Earth Day 2021: Planning and Sustainable Development
In advance of Earth Day, the UK Government has set an ambitious target to reduce emissions by 78 percent compared with 1990 levels as it looks forward to hosting COP26 in November. The previous target for […]
UK Public ‘Supports Green Recovery From Coronavirus Crisis’
People are prepared to continue many of the lifestyle changes enforced by the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown to help tackle the current climate emergency, and the government would have broad support for a green economic recovery […]
Downsizing ‘Put Off’ by Over Three Million Older People in England
A new study by Homes for Later Living, a consortium made up of Lifestory Group, McCarthy and Stone, Churchill Retirement Living and former Treasury economist Chris Walker, highlights that around 25 percent of people aged […]
RTPI Outlines Planning Reform Priorities
The RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) has outlined planning reform priorities in its new report, stating that planning in England should be refocused on 21st century issues, with technology harnessed to improve efficiency. The institute also […]
Covid-19: Emergency Fund Available for UK Heritage
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced an emergency £50 million fund to support the country’s heritage during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The new fund will address the immediate pressures that occur over the next […]
Planning Decisions and Applications see a Decline in England
Planning authorities at district-level granted 83,500 planning decisions in the fourth quarter of 2019, which is equivalent to 87 per cent of all decisions. According to statistics published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and […]
Pipeline of Community-Led Housing Continues to Grow
There are 23,000 homes being built as part of community-led housing schemes, says a report by the National CLT Network – four times more than the (5,810 homes) estimate three years ago. The report Estimating […]
National Infrastructure Needs to Satisfy People Concerns and Net Zero
The National Infrastructure Commission’s Design Group has produced the report Design Principles for National Infrastructure a month before the government is expected to publish the National Infrastructure Strategy during March’s Budget. The report suggests that four […]