The new National Planning Policy Framework is aimed at tackling the housing crisis - here are 5 ways it could help you get planning permission for new homes.
The new National Planning Policy Framework is aimed at tackling the housing crisis - here are 5 ways it could help you get planning permission for new homes.
In July 2018, the government published the long-awaited update of the National Planning Policy Framework which sets out the basis on which all planning decisions in England should be made.
In July 2018, the government published the long-awaited update of the National Planning Policy Framework which sets out the basis on which all planning decisions in England should be made.
Paul Smith speaks to Insider magazine about the Northern Powerhouse - including how it could benefit the region, the impact of directly elected Metro Mayors, and what progress is actually being made.
Paul Smith speaks to Insider magazine about the Northern Powerhouse - including how it could benefit the region, the impact of directly elected Metro Mayors, and what progress is actually being made.
The Green Belt is the most widely recognised part of the planning system - and one of the most misunderstood. If we want to solve the housing crisis, we need to think again about its role.
The Green Belt is the most widely recognised part of the planning system - and one of the most misunderstood. If we want to solve the housing crisis, we need to think again about its role.
Government consultations on new planning policies could make it easier for farmers to secure planning permission for development of all scales. Our article in the Farmers Guardian explains how.
Government consultations on new planning policies could make it easier for farmers to secure planning permission for development of all scales. Our article in the Farmers Guardian explains how.
No one seems immune from blame for the housing crisis - the finger of blame is pointed variously at developers, planners, landlords and oligarchs. But is politics culpable too?
No one seems immune from blame for the housing crisis - the finger of blame is pointed variously at developers, planners, landlords and oligarchs. But is politics culpable too?
Is the Green Belt a major contributor to the housing crisis that should be abolished, or absolutely essential to stop the countryside being lost? We reveal all in our article for Building magazine.
Is the Green Belt a major contributor to the housing crisis that should be abolished, or absolutely essential to stop the countryside being lost? We reveal all in our article for Building magazine.
The Raynsford Review was intended to be a fundamental review of the planning system in England. In this article for Property Week we explain what the interim report looks set to deliver.
The Raynsford Review was intended to be a fundamental review of the planning system in England. In this article for Property Week we explain what the interim report looks set to deliver.
If you have a site that you think might be suitable for a new housing development, you might consider selling to realise that value - but that might not be as simple as it sounds.
If you have a site that you think might be suitable for a new housing development, you might consider selling to realise that value - but that might not be as simple as it sounds.
Paul Smith, Managing Director of The Strategic Land Group, will be speaking at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Shrewsbury Conference in July.
Paul Smith, Managing Director of The Strategic Land Group, will be speaking at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Shrewsbury Conference in July.
The government's proposed changes to the planning system are designed to boost the supply of new homes. Yet as they're currently proposed, it seems likely the reforms will hamper growth in the North.
The government's proposed changes to the planning system are designed to boost the supply of new homes. Yet as they're currently proposed, it seems likely the reforms will hamper growth in the North.
The housing crisis could be solved so long as we can find a way to push down land values, right? As attractive as that may sound, it gets the problem backwards - we explain why and what that means for policy,
The housing crisis could be solved so long as we can find a way to push down land values, right? As attractive as that may sound, it gets the problem backwards - we explain why and what that means for policy,
What is land banking? How could it be affecting the housing crisis? And does it really happen? Paul Smith, managing director of The Strategic Land Group, explains in this article for Building Magazine.
What is land banking? How could it be affecting the housing crisis? And does it really happen? Paul Smith, managing director of The Strategic Land Group, explains in this article for Building Magazine.
