Chelgate News

Jan 19, 2023

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We saw an interesting end to 2022 with two projects consented at committee, two new solar assignments, and some staff changes. Planning committees for 262 homes at Heybridge North Garden Suburb for Bellway and 68 homes at Codicote for Taylor

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Harlow College: Levelling Up with skills

Jan 19, 2023

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We hosted a seminar at Harlow College, on behalf of Willmott Dixon, in November. It looked at the connections between public procurement, planning gain, social value, and skills and training. Speakers included The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, minister for

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‘Between a rock and a hard place’

Jan 19, 2023

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The Department for Levelling Up Homes and Communities (DLUHC) did promise to publish the NPPF consultation before Christmas and, they were good to their word, the consultation was sneaked out on 22 December. The industry has until 2nd March to

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Political update

Jan 19, 2023

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It is difficult to remember a time when we did not have political turmoil – we had Brexit and COVID, the invasion of Ukraine, and then three leaders inside a few months. Hopefully, we will see a period of relative

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Levelling Up with skills

Jan 12, 2023

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Skills and training have been a problem in construction for decades. Many attempts have been made over the years to address this, but with only some limited success. As we come out of COVID and into a period where the

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