23/09/2020
During the current pandemic, many local authorities have been making alterations to roads and streets across the country to help encourage sustainable travel. However, these changes have not... Read more
16/09/2020
Despite the term, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are nothing new. Many of us still have the image of the post-war, ‘pre-fab’ era in mind which has tarnished MMC’s reputation for ... Read more
02/09/2020
At the start of the pandemic, many in the property and development industry had fears about the future of the country’s office, retail, leisure and hotel sectors once we were told to stay ... Read more
26/08/2020
Some of the most frequent questions we face as archaeologists revolve around a common theme; Why is archaeology underground? Did people live below ground in the past? Was the ground level mu... Read more
19/08/2020
We’ve seen a lot of headlines about the Planning White Paper in the past few weeks but less has been said about digitalising the planning system and the impact it could have on engagement.... Read more
12/08/2020
As an industry, we’ve been anticipating the launch of the Planning for the Future White Paper with baited breath. Now it’s landed, we’ve read it and thought, there’s some good ideas ... Read more
05/08/2020
It is always badged as “radical”. Over the course of the ten housing and planning ministers that have assumed the post since 2010, each has identified the planning system as a major prob... Read more
04/08/2020
Buried amongst the raft of changes announced last week by MHCLG on new PD rights and Use Classes, the new rights on demolition of buildings and the construction of new dwellinghouses (‘Cla... Read more
29/07/2020
Since Robert Jenrick announced a radical shake-up of the planning system there has been a lot of speculation as to whether the English planning system will move from a discretionary to a zon... Read more