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 …

This month: All change at Basildon … again, Stansted growth and Uttlesford’s local plan, London sales and lettings, and Unlocking Growth in Oxford and Oxfordshire   All change at Basildon … again The politics of Basildon Council never provides a …

By Kasia Banas, Consultant Chelgate Local’s latest breakfast briefing took place last month in Oxford Town Hall where our guests discussed how potential growth in Oxford and Oxfordshire will be unlocked and managed in the coming years. Our co-hosts Lichfields, the …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property The prime central London sales and letting markets are key barometers to market sentiment, and an indicator of how the rest of the UK will move in the coming months. Knight Frank issued …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property One of the biggest upsets in the local elections was in Uttlesford where the local residents party, Residents 4Uttlesford, overturned a significant Conservative majority to take the council. The Conservatives lost 19 of …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property The politics of Basildon Council never provides a dull moment: for the fourth time, in as many years, the administration has changed hands again. The May local elections saw the council move into …