The latest episode of this new podcast series considers the Accelerated Planning Green Paper and how we can speed up the planning system (as well as monorails, the Apollo mission and Australia).
The latest episode of this new podcast series considers the Accelerated Planning Green Paper and how we can speed up the planning system (as well as monorails, the Apollo mission and Australia).
Planning ahead is absolutely critical when you’re looking to sell agricultural land. In this post, we explain what you need to think about to get best value.
Planning ahead is absolutely critical when you’re looking to sell agricultural land. In this post, we explain what you need to think about to get best value.
New figures from the government show that developing on brownfield land might not be the simple solution to the housing crisis some people think it is.
New figures from the government show that developing on brownfield land might not be the simple solution to the housing crisis some people think it is.
The poor quality of homes delivered through office to residential Permitted Development Rights is bad enough - but they're also a symptom of a much more serious problem.
The poor quality of homes delivered through office to residential Permitted Development Rights is bad enough - but they're also a symptom of a much more serious problem.
In this piece for Housing Today we explain why it's time to be honest about the slow drift of planning gain towards a system of land value capture - and how that change can be best structured.
In this piece for Housing Today we explain why it's time to be honest about the slow drift of planning gain towards a system of land value capture - and how that change can be best structured.
In a discussion covering number versus place-making, independent reports into the planning system and even Homer Simpson, this podcast tackles the question "What is planning good for?"
In a discussion covering number versus place-making, independent reports into the planning system and even Homer Simpson, this podcast tackles the question "What is planning good for?"
The Housing Delivery Test was supposed to help ensure enough new homes were being built - but the publication of the first set of results shows that the approach is flawed, as we explain in Housing Today.
The Housing Delivery Test was supposed to help ensure enough new homes were being built - but the publication of the first set of results shows that the approach is flawed, as we explain in Housing Today.
The Housing Delivery Test was introduced by the government in 2018 with the aim of helping boost housing supply. March 2019 saw the first set of results published - and they're something of a mixed bag.
The Housing Delivery Test was introduced by the government in 2018 with the aim of helping boost housing supply. March 2019 saw the first set of results published - and they're something of a mixed bag.
This research paper investigates the level of developer contributions paid to the ten councils that make up Greater Manchester, and how that money is then spent.
This research paper investigates the level of developer contributions paid to the ten councils that make up Greater Manchester, and how that money is then spent.
That National Audit Office have recently reviewed how the English planning system influences the supply of new homes. Here's what they concluded.
That National Audit Office have recently reviewed how the English planning system influences the supply of new homes. Here's what they concluded.
The Housing Delivery Test was introduced in the summer of 2018 with the explicit aim of boosting the supply of new homes. This post explains how it intends to do that - and how well it is working so far.
The Housing Delivery Test was introduced in the summer of 2018 with the explicit aim of boosting the supply of new homes. This post explains how it intends to do that - and how well it is working so far.
The new NPPF makes ambition discretionary for local authorities and this could impact on economic success. We wrote this article for Housebuilder magazine explaining why.
The new NPPF makes ambition discretionary for local authorities and this could impact on economic success. We wrote this article for Housebuilder magazine explaining why.
Paul Smith, our managing director, recently spoke to Business Quarter magazine about his approach to running a strategic land promotion business.
Paul Smith, our managing director, recently spoke to Business Quarter magazine about his approach to running a strategic land promotion business.
Promotion Agreements are an increasingly common way for land owners to get the help and support they need to get planning permission on their land. Here's why.
Promotion Agreements are an increasingly common way for land owners to get the help and support they need to get planning permission on their land. Here's why.
The Letwin Review has set out proposals for increasing the speed at which homes are delivered on the largest development sites. This post explains how.
The Letwin Review has set out proposals for increasing the speed at which homes are delivered on the largest development sites. This post explains how.
