Seven short weeks ago, Prime Minster Theresa May, buoyed by a big lead in opinion polls of twenty points, thought … Read More
General Election 2017 – Housing and Planning Policies Compared
Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats put forward their plan for tackling the UK housing crisis this week. The … Read More
Is house building really at the lowest level since the 1920s?
An article in today’s Huffington Post makes the bold claim that house building in the UK is at the lowest peacetime … Read More
Two landscape shaping consents in two days from Local Dialogue
It’s time to blow our own trumpet! On Monday and Tuesday this week, two planning committees, in very different parts … Read More
Exciting year ahead for the APPG for London’s Planning and Built Environment
Last week saw the first AGM of the APPG for London’s Planning and Built Environment, marking the end of a … Read More
Have we forgotten the importance of face-to-face communications?
As we increasingly focus our efforts to engage with online and social media groups, which are easily managed from behind … Read More
Getting on with the job
As the Conservatives gathered in Birmingham for their annual conference, one could be forgiven for thinking the backdrop could be … Read More
A Labour Conference round-up
Arriving in Liverpool to a torrential downpour seemed a fitting start to perhaps one of the most heated and contentious … Read More
Pushing the boundaries for development?
Watching BBC News at 10 on Tuesday night you might have thought you’d accidentally turned on a programme intended for … Read More