This month: Raynsford Review, understanding councillors, super-prime market steadies, Castlepoint crisis and new homes growth slow. Raynsford reins in ‘patchwork’ planning system There is a ‘chaotic patchwork’ of different planning responsibilities in the country, the long-awaited Raynsford Review of the planning system warned… Read more STOP PRESS: First council intervention now …

Get up to speed on the fast-changing role of county councils in planning with speakers from county councils, housing associations, development companies and local councils. Chelgate Local welcomes you to our breakfast briefing on the shifting role of county councils. We will hear from leading local politicians, housing associations and developers on …

This month: Letwin on land banking, Malthouse ignores ONS stats, upwards extensions, HRA borrowing cap and TCPA’s tips on affordable housing Malthouse calls for “more, better, faster” as Gov ignore latest population stats Government will not change  housing targets despite official statistics predicting lower household growth than previously thought, it was …

This month: CaMkOx corridor, greenfield land prices flourish, ONS releases fresh household projections and new Head of Chelgate Local Catch up on all the articles from our October newsletter: New head of Chelgate Local  Michael Hardware has been appointed to head Chelgate’s planning public affairs division, Chelgate Local… Read more Expressway route revealed …

Michael Hardware has been appointed to head Chelgate’s planning public affairs division, Chelgate Local. With a career spanning over 30 years, 24 of them at Chelgate, Michael has a wealth of experience in property and construction. Over those years he has worked with many of the leading developers and housebuilders …

This month: Land value capture reform, boost for garden communities, digging into the Social Housing Green Paper and is Right to Buy heading in the wrong direction? Catch up on all the articles from our September newsletter: Government looks Onward to land value capture reform The government has been called on to …

This month: New NPPF, it’s all happening in Basildon, and no sign of the Social Housing Green Paper Welcome to August’s edition of Chelgate Local’s Newsletter, Planning Ahead. Things have been hotting up at Chelgate Local this month along with the weather. We achieved planning permission for a residential scheme …

Councils planning new garden towns and villages are set to receive a boost under fresh regulations, but the devil is in the detail. Housing Minister Dominic Raab MP has proposed shifting responsibility for New Town Development Corporations (NTDCs) from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) over to …