The missing middle in planning reform
Chris Green, associate director of Boyer, says the National Scheme of Delegation could mean mid-sized housing schemes become the new bottleneck
Balancing ambition with deliverability
Iain MacSween, managing director of Hallam Land, says that housing delivery depends on more than just planning consent. Viability is key
Does the crisis in affordable housing need solving to get new sites moving?
The slowdown in section 106 delivery has become a wider question about viability and timing, says LRG's Tim Foreman
New towns need right foundations to succeed
The long-term success of the New Towns programme cannot rest on numbers alone, warns Nick Platt, Marshalls' group managing director
Why hybrid systems are the key to zero carbon heating
Andrea Carmeli, managing director at Alpha, believes the UK’s current approach to decarbonising home heating is not working
Do the New Towns Taskforce recommendations risk slowing delivery?
Under New Towns Taskforce recommendations, housing numbers may fall in the short term, says Carter Jonas partner David Churchill
Explaining evacuation plans
Patrick Heaney, head of technical fire safety at property management company FirstPort, explains new fire safety regulations on evacuation plans
The need versus desire challenge of later living design
Steve Hird, director at Edward Thomas Interiors, discusses what the changing later living demographic means for interiors
Can the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill deliver?
Shabnam Ali-Khan, partner at Russell-Cooke, considers whether the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill can meet its objectives
What Coca-Cola can teach us about the new NPPF
Paul Smith, managing director of The Strategic Land Group, warns that some changes to the new National Planning Policy Framework may have unintended consequences
