Bike sharing schemes are now a familiar feature of the urban landscape. From Montreal to Marrakesh, London to Lublin, more than 1000 cities around the world are learning that bike sharing can play a supporting role in reducing congestion, cutting […]
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.” William Blake, 1799 The forthcoming Housing White Paper from the Department for Communities and Local Government […]
Community planning is all about how public bodies and other partners work with local communities to design and deliver services that suitably reflect the needs and priorities or a local area. Effective community planning incorporates strong partnership working and a […]
A fire destroys England’s oldest hotel; a car crashes into a Northern Ireland shop; a sinkhole opens up after heavy rain hits a Surrey village. On the face of it, these stories from the past twelve months are unrelated. But […]
In the UK, increased life expectancy means that people can expect to live longer than ever before. While this is clearly good news – and has a number of potential economic benefits – the shift in demographic structure towards an […]
On average, the UK’s population is becoming older and living longer, healthier lives. This is due to historically low fertility rates and reduced mortality rates. Between 2014 and 2039, the government predicts that over 70% of UK population growth will […]
The next year is going to be a busy one for planning in Scotland, judging by the Scottish Government’s Programme for Scotland 2016-17. The dual priorities of modernisation and increasing housing delivery are shaping policy direction, but it is in […]
Planning, and more specifically ensuring the delivery of new housing, has probably never had a higher profile on the political agenda in recent years. The focus on the performance of planning authorities is, of course, happening within a context of ongoing […]
A 2007 report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) described the growing private ownership and management of the public realm as a “quiet revolution in land ownership”. The study included a handful of early examples, such as the […]
The theme of this year’s conference posed a question to speakers and delegates of the conference: is the current planning climate in Scotland presenting “new opportunities, or more of the same?” Delegates came together in the COSLA building in Edinburgh […]
