Latest Planning & Policy News
Portas calls for business rates relief extension
Retail guru Mary Portas has joined the call for business rates relief to be extended until the end of the year and for the government to introduce an incentive scheme to encourage people back into shops.
Carter Jonas launches Birmingham planning team
Carter Jonas has launched a planning and development team at its Birmingham office at Two Snowhill with Neal Allcock recruited as partner to lead the team and Molly Stanley recruited as a graduate planner.
NHS and universities urged to unlock land for life science uses
The NHS and universities should work more closely with the public and private sectors to unlock land banks to create life sciences campuses, according to panellists at a RealX Global event this week.
Green light for Manchester Debenhams regeneration
Developer AM Alpha has been given the go ahead to transform the Debenhams in central Manchester into a mixed-use scheme.
RICS relents to independent review amid governance crisis
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors relented to industry pressure last night, approving an independent review as it battles a corporate governance crisis.
Galliard Homes subsidises stamp duty for extra six months
Galliard Homes will subsidise a six-month extension to the stamp duty tax across developments in London.
Feelings running high among RICS members
Tensions mount as industry heavyweights call for a ‘root-and-branch review’.
Q&A: Southern Grove chairman on why BTR is only set to grow
Andrew Southern talks about the company’s expansion plans and the lessons learned from the pandemic.
Leasehold uncertainty for retirement sector
The government’s U-turn on reform of ground rent divides industry opinion
Green light for L&G and Oxford University £200m life sciences scheme
Legal & General and the University of Oxford have received planning permission for a £200m life sciences building.
