By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property Very much like Essex, which we covered last month, Kent has seen inroads by UKIP into several councils over the past five years, mainly at the expense of the Conservatives. This influence …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property  There are many issues facing us today: climate change and productivity are probably the two most important, and both are linked and impact upon the built environment. The Connected Places Catapult, the …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property Current developments in Essex and the south east was the topic of the Built Environment Networking Event in Chelmsford In November. Speakers from North East Garden Communities, Chelmsford City Council, South East …

By Angus Reilly, Intern Although it’s fair to say events elsewhere in the Supreme Court were to end up overshadowing everything else at Labour Conference, events in Brighton may have implications for the party and country in years to come. …

By Alia Khan, Consultant The Liberal Democrat Party Conference went all out to grab headlines this autumn in a sunny Bournemouth. With one MP defecting from the Conservative Party – joining others like Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger who were …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property In this issue’s round-up we are looking at what is going on around Essex. Malden remains the only council in Essex to have an up-to-date local plan, although Chelmsford may well soon be …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property The beginning of September saw new rules come into force requiring local planning authorities to publish what they have spent S106 and CIL monies on. This has been prompted by reports that councils …

  Chelgate has boosted its property communications and stakeholder engagement division with two new hires, Mark Allison and Alia Khan. Chelgate Local is one of the leading agencies working in the property sector and has been working to help residential and …