Unveiling the Blueprint: NPPF’s Quest for Beauty in Building Better and Beautiful Places
The NPPF expects beautiful buildings, places and settings that are attractive, healthy, worth communities owning and caring for.
Planning
Biodiversity Net Gain: Navigating the New Regulations Under the Environment Act 2021
Background Following ambitions for future development to contribute biodiversity net gain (BNG) in Part 6 of the Environment Act 2021,…
Biodiversity net gain: How can land developers be ready for February 2024?
Part of the UK government’s Environment Act, the biodiversity net gain (BNG) legislation takes effect in February 2024. It requires…
Is biodiversity net gain the answer to sustainable development?
The recent State of Nature report (2023) says “The UK is now one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth.”…
Data Insights Report: Planning Applications
The last few tumultuous years for the UK housing market have highlighted one stark truth: housing supply is not meeting…
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill – how is the planning system changing?
The proposed planning reforms in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill are many and varied. However, there are a number…
Keeping it Class E
Just before Easter Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced a package of measures to revitalise England’s high streets and town centres….