Oct 26, 2020 | Thought Leadership
This month we asked members: Are there any practices that planning authorities have developed during the pandemic to help speed up/support the processing of applications that should be kept and can you give an example of how these have improved the planning process?...
Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
Figures from Urban Observatory have revealed that Newcastle city centre footfall is still over 50% lower than figures recorded before the pandemic. Footfall pre-local lockdown through the city centre in August reached just under 2.5m people, a stark contrast to the...
Oct 23, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Written by Helen Marks, Planning Consultant at youngs RPS The Government released its long-awaited Planning White Paper, ‘Planning for the Future’ in August this year. Whilst there has been plenty of issues to warrant media coverage in recent months, the White Paper...