Hitting Housing Targets: How much Green Belt is needed?
02/12/2024 David Churchill, a partner at Carter Jonas, asks how much Green Belt must local authorities release to meet housing targets. |
Councils to have greater powers to compulsorily buy green belt land
12/08/2024 Councils will be handed powers to ensure landowners sell green belt land for housebuilding at a reasonable price under the Government's planning reforms. |
The Grey Belt: Is it the panacea that is needed?
10/07/2024 The new Government plans to ‘get Britain building again’ by releasing 'Grey Belt' land. William Nichols, Regional Director, Lanpro looks at what this means. |
NextGov: Resolving the housing crisis
28/06/2024 The Home Builders Federation’s (HBF) policy and external affairs manager, Laura Markus, discusses what the next government should do to tackle the housing crisis. |
Council rejects film studio plans despite Hollywood backing
31/05/2024 Buckinghamshire councillors have rejected permission for a proposed film studio despite the plans receiving the backing of Hollywood royalty. |
Avatar director James Cameron backs studio plans
24/04/2024 Oscar winning film director James Cameron has thrown his weight behind proposals for a new film studio in west of London. |
Thinking ahead: housing delivery in 2024
21/12/2023 With 2024 almost certain to be an election year, Colin Brown, head of Planning & Development, Carter Jonas discusses what policies for housing delivery we are likely to see discussed. |
Review of 2023: a year in planning
20/12/2023 Karen Charles, executive director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group), takes a look back at developments in planning policy over the last year. |
Gove threatens to strip councils of planning powers
19/12/2023 Michael Gove has threatened to strip local authorities of their responsibilities for planning if they ‘drag their feet’ when coming up with housing plans. |
Think tank calls for housebuilding on ‘grey belt’
08/12/2023 London should address its ongoing housing crisis by building on low-quality parts of the green belt, a think tank focused on the capital has argued. |
Why green belt expansion requires a strategic review
25/05/2023 Ian Barnett, national land director, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) argues that a strategic approach can expand the green belt and deliver more houses. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.