How do you solve a problem like falling behind on your planning applications? Recently, a number of Planning Departments have been employing a new tactic – Clearance Week – in attempts t... Read more
At the end of October, the RTPI hosted the Young Planners Conference in Edinburgh, focusing on the past, present and future of ‘Our Place in the Climate Crisis’. It was a fitting lead in... Read more
One of my neighbours, who shall remain nameless, continues to challenge me on the purpose of COP26. How will it actually affect us? Isn’t it all, as climate activist Greta Thunberg has sug... Read more
On 19th January 2021 the government published their response to the consultation on their plans for the Future Homes Standard 2025, and the proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulat... Read more
Government took some of us by surprise by announcing on 16th December revisions to the standard method, alongside additional funding to unlock brownfield sites. It had been hinting that this... Read more