Revisions to the Standard Method: Will new planning reforms deliver?
Nick Ireland & Paul McColgan of planning consultancy Iceni Projects explore what impact a change to the planning formula - designed to promote more housebuilding - could have on our cities...
Nick provides robust technical expertise to support strategic planning and site promotion. Nick specialises in providing advice on strategic planning and economic development issues including employment land and economic impact, housing need and five year housing land supply, feasibility studies and sub-regional spatial planning. He regularly acts as an expert witness at inquiries and local plan examinations. Before joining Iceni, Nick led GL Hearn’s Economics Team.
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