Shale blockade will fail
We noted in our January fracking update (2014 – Year of shale for planners) that activist owners and interest groups […]
Roy Pinnock
Full bioLimits to growth: pre-commencement conditions
Housebuilders are up in arms about the use of conditions requiring approvals before work can start holding back delivery of […]
Shale gale keeps blowing
David Cameron has confirmed that the Government is ‘going all out for shale’, on a site visit in the Gainsborough […]
A stake in hearts and minds
Achieving local support for major projects is a challenge. Financial commitments under Section 106 TCPA 1990 are little help in […]
2014: year of shale for planners
Shale gas exploration will be a defining part of the planning scene in 2014. In 2013, the Government used new […]
Muscular Action
The Bank of England is concerned that Britain is building half as many homes a year as Canada, despite having […]
Nearly Three: teething at an end?
Community Infrastructure Levy changes confirmed. Regulations are about to be laid (coming into force by the end of January 2014) […]
Turn up the volume, three suggestions …
The first two parts of this post identified the clear need for new housing and the important role that the […]
Turn up the volume, part 2
Meeting housing needs is now recognised as a national challenge (see Turn Up the Volume, Part 1). Love or hate […]
Turn up the volume
Despite political demotion, housing delivery is a key issue for planners, politicians and investors. Residential yields are driving interest in […]
Prematurity goes back into the box
Under the plan-led system, it has been rare to see refusals of otherwise acceptable schemes on the grounds that they […]