By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property The joint Chiltern and South Bucks local plan has joined the growing list of failing local plans in the south east. It joins Uttlesford, St Albans and the joint north Essex local plan (Braintree, Colchester and Tendring) which have all been condemned …

The guest of Chelgate Local’s sixth Live Planning Event was Deputy Leader of Guildford, Cllr Jan Harwood, who presented an optimistic outlook on council’s future as it progresses its local plan and climate change priorities. Cllr Harwood credits Guildford council’s current ‘remarkably good’ performance with the programme of restructuring that …

  This month we bring you projections on housing delivery and house prices in 2020. We also recap our Live Planning Event with Cllr Chris White from St Albans DC and provide an update from Maidstone Borough Council. Is the UK Housing Delivery Doomed in 2020? A recent analysis conducted …

  by Alia Khan, Consultant The impact of the lockdown measures taken by Government to contain the spread of the coronavirus started to filter through to the housing market in April, ‘with average prices falling by 0.6% compared to March’, says Russell Galley, Managing Director at Halifax. He does, however, maintain confidence in the health …

  by Alia Khan, Consultant A recent analysis conducted by the global property consultancy Knight Frank, suggested that the knock-on effects of the  coronavirus  will result in 56,000 fewer homes being delivered in the UK this year, a 35 per cent drop. The analysis indicates that, ‘private housing delivery across …

  Chelgate’s Michael Hardware has been appointed Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIOJ). The CIOJ is the world’s oldest journalism professional body, having received its first Royal Warrant, from Queen Victoria, over 140 years ago.  Michael, who heads up Chelgate Local, has been a member of the …

This month we bring you updates on local plan sagas in Sevenoaks, St Albans and Uttlesford. We also recap the first two of our Live Planning Events with Cllr Linda Haysey from East Herts DC and Cllr Carlo Guglielmi, Tendring DC.   Sevenoaks in legal challenge over local plan It …

This article was published in PlacemakingResoruce on 30th March 2020 and can be found here (subscription required). By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property  The development industry is pulling together so work can continue during the coronavirus restrictions. Efforts are being made to ensure the disruption caused to the housing supply is …