Amid the ongoing controversy raging between Whitehall and Brussels over the EU-UK divorce settlement (Brexit), the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill has been wending its bumpy way through Government since July. The overarching intent of the Bill is simple, set out in...
The Publication Version of the West of England Draft Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) was agreed by the leaders of the Combined Authority, on 30 October, to be recommended to the member councils (Bristol, Bath and North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North...
June has been a momentous month. The UK General election followed hot on the heels of May’s local and mayoral elections, Brexit negotiations opened between the UK government and the EU, and appalling tragedies were wrought by terrorist violence and the fire at...
A masterplan is a critical tool for any development, whether at the level of an individual site or a comprehensive development scheme. A robust masterplan, supported by a delivery plan, is fundamental to maximising land value and development of sustainable...
One of the matters on which environmental consultants and developers have long found common ground is that the site-based habitat compensation approach to the protection of European Protected Species (EPS) has helped neither delivery of development nor in most...
Terminology Overload There are a number of terms to describe the landscape and visual information that is needed to support the grant of planning permissions. In addition to the industry and professional standard ‘Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments’ (LVIAs) or...
