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There is so much positivity and creative thinking in the housing sector generally at the moment, but can housing associations and others...

Although good intentions go some way to making great places happen, they can’t be responsible for ensuring good places are built and...

In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield...

In a somewhat unexpected move, this week (28 January), the Government issued a planning policy statement called ‘A roadmap for Section...

Lewisham Council’s recent decision to rescind planning approval for the redevelopment of the Grade II Listed Ladywell Playtower offers a...

There's a tremendous amount happening in the sector, and you may have missed the Government's Planning Reform Working Paper, which was...

The sun was shining in Leeds for UKREiiF 2025, and with the brightening of the weather came the brightening of our optimism and...

Social Housing Development and the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) What package? Where a developer offers to sell land, but only if it builds...

This excellent article by Keith Cooper highlights the changing role of local authorities in the Section 106 affordable housing crisis.  ...

In some instances, a developer may wish to make a contract conditional on completion of a s106 agreement whereby the council is also the...

We have made available an e-briefing on our website on the Commission v Austria procurement challenge on development...

Local authorities across the country are converting their public buildings to mass-vaccination centres to help in the fight against...