24/01/2023
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In June 2022, we discussed “Clearance Week” – where LPA officers cut off from all customer contact for a week or so, to focus enti... Read more
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17/01/2023
For the second time in three weeks the UK wind energy market broke it’s record power production. The 21620MW of power on the 10th January broke the previous high of 20918MW, just 12 days e... Read more
11/01/2023
So, as we consign 2022 to the history books, perhaps filed under “stormy” or “chaotic”, what do the headwinds for 2023 mean for both political and development prospects? Well, safe t... Read more
09/12/2022
This week Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, announced his direction of travel on the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill, with a new NPPF Consultat... Read more
06/12/2022
With overall remediation costs estimated between £4billion and £50billion and countless stories of leaseholders being hit with enormous bills, legislative action from the Government to int... Read more
29/11/2022
Recently, Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) became one of the first Local Authorities to require consultants to use the “decide and provide” approach when predicting development traffic a... Read more
22/11/2022
It’s been a tough few years for commercial property owners. Many are still feeling the effects of COVID-19 and the softening demand for office space. The recent economic woes haven’t hel... Read more
15/11/2022
This month, and the start of COP27, marks a year since the world gathered in Glasgow to debate and agree future action on climate change. The world has changed markedly in that short time, w... Read more
08/11/2022
It’s been 70 days since I wrote about how the incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss declared she wanted to abolish ‘Stalinist’ centrally set housing targets and how the argument on this is... Read more