All articles by Duncan Melville

  • Professional

    Affordable housing quotas

    07 March 2008

    Question: I am developing a scheme where the local authority will accept a payment towards affordable housing built on another site. But in calculating, it did not recognise my site value before granting planning permission. Why?

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    Affordable housing

    08 February 2008

    Question: The amount of affordable housing required by my local authority means my development appraisal does not add up. Is there anything I can do?

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    New growth points

    01 February 2008

    Question: What is growth point status and how can it help developers?