03/05/2023
I live just around the corner from Springfield Hospital (Springfield), an NHS Estates site that historically housed a number of mental health facilities in varying stages of architectural qu... Read more
Ian's Blog
Ian’s blog was born out of a need to ensure a) that should the reader not like what he says, we can blame it on him – and not the whole of Iceni (at least that’s what the lawyers told us to say), and b) if it’s drivel, it’s his drivel. Ian normally writes about planning and development – albeit that’s not a given. Given the choice, he’d just as merrily espouse about football. It’s debatable what he knows least about…
13/12/2022
So have you calmed down yet? Have you finished kicking the bins, throwing pizza at the TV, and blaming incompetent officials for having no idea?
I am, of course, talking about the Governm... Read more
27/07/2022
Let’s face it, if you were choosing your optimum property portfolio right now, it wouldn’t necessarily have too many town centre shops, parades, or whole shopping centres within it. Yo... Read more
11/01/2022
The law of unintended consequences. It’s not debated in any house of government; it needs no Royal Assent, nor consultation. It’s immune to challenge. It can change and evolve as i... Read more
08/09/2021
September symbolises the start of the school year. New uniform, shiny shoes, fresh hopes and bright ideas for the year ahead. Whilst at Iceni we may have somewhat outgrown our stay-press tro... Read more
05/03/2021
Way back in December ’19, when doing something remote from the office was a novelty and not a lock-down necessity, I decided to sleep out on the street in front of my house to bring attent... Read more
06/01/2021
One of the more memorable emails I received before Christmas was entitled “Dear 2020, It’s time you f****d off”. Now whilst most of us will sympathise with the pugnacious spirit of thi... Read more
05/11/2020
Welcome to the first day of Lock-Down 2! Let’s face it, it’s going to be a hard act to follow. We’ve all heard the various allegories; the difficult second album, second-season syndr... Read more