Last week our deputy chairman, Nick Wood-Dow, chaired a Westminster Briefing on developing brownfield sites. The Government has recognised the need to encourage building. House prices are rocketing skywards and there is not nearly enough housing supply of the right …

With twin ambitions to build more homes while protecting the Green Belt, the Government is keen to see more development on brownfield land. The Housing & Planning Bill, currently going through Parliament, will create the legislative framework to make this …

Transforming Generation Rent into Generation Buy: The Housing & Planning Bill, Starter Homes & Affordable Housing Thursday 18th February 2016: 11.00am – 3.30pm (including networking lunch)110 Rochester Row, Victoria, London Confirmed Speakers Include: Mike Kiely, Chair, Planning Officers Society Andrew Taylor, …

Chelgate’s Nick Wood-Dow chaired a Westminster Briefing seminar “Planning Policy in 2016” in Manchester on 21 January. It was attended by 35 planning professionals from the public and private sector, including planning directors of local authorities and several Councillors. Permission in …

Manchester | Thurs, 21st January | 11.00am – 3.30pm The Housing & Planning Bill, which was introduced in October, is currently making its way through Parliament. It contains many of the Government’s key reforms to the planning system. With major changes …

  The Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, made a speech last month which ‘reset’ energy policy in the UK. She set out the Government’s priorities with a focus on “keeping the lights on” and minimising the cost to the consumer. …

Today (November 25, 2015), the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, used Prime Minister’s Questions to ask five of his six questions about the Government’s energy policy. He expressed concerns that the reduction in subsidies, especially solar, will result in …

The Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, has announced plans to close all coal-fired power stations by 2025 and restrict their use by 2023 in a major policy speech this morning. Ms Rudd claims her speech has set out a new vision …