By Kasia Banaś, Account Director  It is clear by now that the COVID-19 pandemic will have long-lasting effects on how we live, work and travel. What we don’t know yet, and probably won’t know for some time, is what exactly …

By Alia Khan, Consultant  The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has appointed Joanna Averley as its new chief planner. She is the first female chief planner and assumes her post from September. Averley joins Whitehall from the …

By Alia Khan, Consultant  Following the Government’s announcement last month to reopen estate agents, data sets emerging from the industry show a significant release of pent-up demand in both the housing and rental market in the UK. Although this was to …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  by Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property  The restrictions imposed on us all to counter the coronavirus have been severe and unsettling. Many have been forced to work from home, some for the very first time. The experience for most …

  By Kasia Banas, Account Director Chelgate has recently had the pleasure of speaking to Cllr Clive English about the measures that Maidstone Borough Council is taking to continue planning and local plan processes amidst the current pandemic. We learned that …