As Earth Day comes around this Saturday 22 April, and attention turns to what we should, could, and are each doing to help the planet it seems a great time to reflect on what the planning and real estate industries are...more
The proposed demolition of Marks and Spencer’s flagship Oxford Street store has received widespread attention, and not for the reasons high profile developments often grab the headlines. In this instance, it is not the design...more
The concept of nutrient neutrality has received a lot of media attention in recent months. Indeed, it's hard to avoid the warnings from various bodies that the development of hundreds of thousands of homes across England has...more
Last year we saw the introduction of the Environment Act 2021 which, among other targets, introduced a mandatory biodiversity net gain policy, expected to be in force by 2023, that will affect most developments in England....more