Build: Perspective – living sector
"Refurbishment rising amid delivery and planning strains"
Planning and development
Tagged Articles
Reforming the consenting process
"What the Planning and Infrastructure Bill gets right"
Improving stakeholder engagement
"Building trust between landowners and developers"
Spotlight: UK infrastructure
Contains 2 articles"Is UK infrastructure underfunded?"
Using permitted development to unlock sites and accelerate delivery
"Development sites often come with big challenges, particularly where there is an existing building on the land and onerous local policies."
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The next generation of ‘new towns’
"On 28 September 2025, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the report from the New Towns Taskforce and published its initial response to the report."
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England planning reform: where are we now?
"Planning reform is never ending, and this year has been no different. Here we provide the current status of some of the key policies that are high up on the agenda of planning reform in England."
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Demystifying the Treasure Act
"This blog is part of our series exploring the role of archaeology in the planning process."
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The need to rethink Section 106 education contributions amid falling birth rates
"Local education authorities across the UK are often projecting future education needs of new development using outdated assumptions."
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Taking Pride in Planning
"After this year’s Pride month and in anticipation of tomorrow’s Pride in London parade, it’s a great time to reflect on what town planning professionals have done."
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