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This month: £40 Billion Essex Development Plans, The Future of Housing, Kent Roundup, Understanding equity between generations, PRCA Awards finalists! and what could the Green New Deal mean for housing?   £40 Billion Essex Development Plans Current developments in Essex …

By Alia Khan, Consultant  The global campaign on tackling the climate emergency has found popularity and enjoyed substantial media coverage in recent months. Local councillors and MPs are talking about it more and more, and many councils have now declared …

By Alia Khan, Consultant  Studies suggest that 1 in 3 millennials will never be able to own a home, yet 1 in 6 baby boomers presently own a second property. This shifts the paradigm of the social contract and forces …

Chelgate Local’s work for Redrow Homes South East on a project in Maidstone, Kent, was a finalist in the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) awards in December. Springfield Mill was shortlisted in the PRCA Planning Project of the Year category …

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 …