The guest of Chelgate’s third live planning event was Cllr Chis White, leader of St Albans District Council. He gave an update on the council’s emerging local plan and what it is doing to keep planning going. Despite referring …

  by Alia Khan, Consultant The impact of the lockdown measures taken by Government to contain the spread of the coronavirus started to filter through to the housing market in April, ‘with average prices falling by 0.6% compared to March’, says Russell …

  by Alia Khan, Consultant A recent analysis conducted by the global property consultancy Knight Frank, suggested that the knock-on effects of the  coronavirus  will result in 56,000 fewer homes being delivered in the UK this year, a 35 per …

  Chelgate’s Michael Hardware has been appointed Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIOJ). The CIOJ is the world’s oldest journalism professional body, having received its first Royal Warrant, from Queen Victoria, over 140 years ago.  Michael, who …

This month we bring you updates on local plan sagas in Sevenoaks, St Albans and Uttlesford. We also recap the first two of our Live Planning Events with Cllr Linda Haysey from East Herts DC and Cllr Carlo Guglielmi, Tendring …

  by Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property  Uttlesford District Council has called an Extraordinary Council Meeting (ECM) next Thursday to consider a recommendation from officers to withdraw the local plan. The two inspectors, Louise Crosby and Elaine Worthington, the same …

  By Kasia Banas, Account Director   Sevenoaks District Council has decided to legally challenge the Inspector’s decision to find their local plan unsound.   It looks like the battle over the local plan process in Sevenoaks is set to continue as the Council seeks leave to Judicially Review …

  by Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property  In the latest instalment on the saga of the St Albans Local plan the inspectors have written to the council detailing why the Examination in Public was suspended and it does not make …