Small site planning delays are stalling the engine of UK development
Unacceptable delays - sometimes lasting a year or more - are forcing individual building projects to be abandoned, slowing UK development, and putting small and medium-sized firms out of business, says Adam Hesse...
Rules of Construction: Tales from the planning front line
From the recent case in Leicestershire involving a house hidden behind a fake garage door, to the hoo-ha in Kensington over a 'candy-cane' paint job, Clive Moys talks us through some memorable recent breaches…
A Sense of Emergency: How well is the planning system responding to the climate crisis?
224 local authorities across England have declared a climate emergency since 2018, but it’s become clear that the act of making a declaration doesn’t necessarily signal any significant change in policies……
Pass on the parcel: End the sale of ‘pipe dream’ land
Aston Mead's Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse is calling for ban on the sale of "pipe dream" parcels of land to naïve investors who hope to build homes on them.
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