There are two councils in the Devolution Priority Programme (DPP) in the North Thames region: Greater Essex and Norfolk and Suffolk. Both have submitted their approaches to local government reorganisation to MHCLG, and both are to submit detailed proposals by September. All the other top-tier councils in the region which …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Property & Planning, Chelgate Local I attended the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum conference in Leeds between 20 and 23 May. Unlike last year, the sun shone, and all was well in the world. New management This year’s event, which was organised under …

The biggest shake-up of local government is well underway, with a distribution of power from central government in the form of new Mayoral Strategic Authorities; and a shake-up of local government via the creation of new Unitary Authorities. When people think of devolution they often think about the devolved governments …

National Update Tariffs continue to shift daily: they were increased, they were reduced, they were delayed and they were changed as trade deals were done. The UK did deals with the US and India, and then with the EU. Stock markets seesawed around the world reflecting the Trump uncertainty. At …

National Update The limited local elections at the beginning of May, involving 23 mainly county and unitary councils, saw massive losses for Labour and the Conservatives, losing 66% and 68% of their councillors respectively. Reform UK did very well, gaining 677 councillors, control of 10 councils, two regional mayors and …

Senior Account Director Jim has over a decade of experience in public affairs, policy and communications roles. He has significant experience engaging with the infrastructure, having led a sustainable business parliamentary group that specifically looked at ways to improve the public policy regarding the built environment. This included looking at …

Amid a growing international trade crisis being caused by US President, Donald Trump, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, made a Spring Statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday 27th March, where housing and house building targets played a prominent part. She pointed to changes to the National …

A few years ago, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) published an article (https://www.rtpi.org.uk/research-rtpi/2020/september/planning-through-zoning/) regarding ‘Planning Through Zoning’. ‘Zoning’, common in other countries, such as in the USA and in Hong Kong, where regulatory zoning plans are used as the principle means to control development in some areas, would be …