Come and meet us
Opening times
Visit the School
New climate alliances
Posted on: 12 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
This is a report born out of a workshop held at the University of Hull in July 2012 entitled ‘European climate change governance: Towards new alliances? The range of actors who encounter climate change adaptation and mitigation in their everyday experiences, and the levels of scales at which climate issues are experienced and tackled, go far beyond national governments. This report explores the new climate alliances emerging in the absence of an ambitious international framework.
Prime London Residential Market
Posted on: 12 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
The latest edition of Spotlight, published by Savills, focuses on the expansion of London’s prime residential markets. It considers whether the stellar growth of prime central London can continue and examines how prime London has expanded through gentrification, regeneration and the spread of equity to neighbouring locations.
Business rates. New build empty property guidance
Posted on: 12 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
This guidance sets out the detailed criteria in which central government will fund additional relief for newly built commercial property if it does not become fully occupied straight away.
Removing barriers to collaboration in the built environment
Posted on: 12 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
In the UK the industry has been slowly moving towards collaboration, and away from the traditional ‘adversarial’ (and inherently inefficient) approach to construction, with major government reports advocating it (e.g. the Latham and Egan reports), but the industry hasn’t really embraced the concept. Until now – the rise of BIM with all its apparent benefits for all parties has finally galvanized us into action. This article looks at how this is panning out in the UK, though much of what is happening has international dimensions, including BIM itself.
Breaches of planning control: The law
Posted on: 12 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
What constitutes a breach of planning control and how are they remedied? In this programme, planning lawyer Linda Russell guides us through the topic looking at the concept of lawful development and the legal definitions and various enforcement notices that planning authorities have at their disposal.
The top of the ladder
Posted on: 12 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
Building more retirement properties would free up more than 3 million homes, offering a lifeline to families desperate to move up the housing ladder, according to a new Demos report. The report also found a significant lack of information about the potential benefits of retirement housing, which stopped many from considering a move.
High Speed 2 (HS2): Regional economic impacts
Posted on: 11 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
HS2 could deliver annual £15billion boost to the economy, according to KPMG analysis on the economic impact of the project. Measuring the impact of HS2 on the economy in terms of productivity, and hence GDP, the analysis suggests that the regions, and not London, as some have suggested will be the biggest winners from the project. The report, commissioned by HS2 Ltd, the company developing the new high speed link, gives a breakdown of the economic benefits for each HS2 city region.
The strategic road network and the delivery of sustainable development
Posted on: 11 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
The government has published policy setting out the role of the strategic road network in encouraging economic growth. The new policy will replace circulars Circular 02/2007 planning and the strategic road network and DfT circular 01/2008 policy on service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways and all-purpose trunk roads in England. The new policy removes some constraints and burdens from local authorities and other local decision makers, creating greater scope for addressing local needs when considering proposals for new developments.
Highways Agency framework document
Posted on: 11 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
This document sets out the accountability and basis of the relationships between the Highways Agency and the Department for Transport.
UK Hotels Forecast 2014
Posted on: 11 September 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
The forecast for 2014 from PriceWaterhousecoopers is described as cautiously upbeat, pointing to improving confidence in the sector, reflected in a return to normal growth for London after the post Olympic dip and the beginnings of a turnaround for the provinces after six years of real RevPAR (revenue per available room) decline.
What’s new
What’s new and Events presentations archive
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011