Insight: Public Consultation + Political Engagement

New mayors and geographies have, predictably, been the focus of much of the coverage of the devolution white paper published earlier this week. 

Just making it easier to get planning permission won’t mean that those planning permissions will be for affordable or social homes. 

When the government consults on changes to local government (which we expect at the end of the month), don’t expect there to be people clamouring to respond.

Threaded throughout the Budget is an interesting question about growth. There were some big numbers for key sectors and some capital investment in infrastructure, but how is all this going to be delivered?

Is Keir Starmer at risk of starting a new front on the war against NIMBYism?

This week marked the half-way point in the 2024 general election campaign with the launch of election manifestos from Labour, the Conservatives, Lib Dems, and Green parties.

With the results of the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election having been declared, now is a good time to look in detail at how one pledge made by Labour’s Andy Burnham might play out.

Community engagement shouldn't stop once you have a planning consent. This Construction Toolkit can help you manage community interest in your project during the most sensitive period of its lifetime.

With both political parties committed to deepening devolution ahead of a General Election, it has never been more important to understand England’s changing political landscape and respond to the “place-first” mantra of metro mayors.

In the face of legal challenges and scepticism, the government’s ambition to decarbonise its economy by 2050 will rely on changes at individual and national levels. But is the will there? 

Cavendish's recent survey suggests that Northern MPs would back new nuclear power projects in their areas.

Does anybody reading this use Salford Central Station to get into the city? I do. What an embarrassment, right?

It’s clear the government is keen to show progress on the devolution agenda ahead of next year’s expected general election. While Rishi Sunak’s five pledges are proving elusive, Michael Gove is trying to show that the government is still capable of doing at least something.

With data for Q1 2023 showing a slowdown in BTR growth nationally compared to the long-term average, does more need to be done to change the image of a sector often misunderstood by politicians?

Labour will "back the builders not blockers" by building more homes on Green Belt land and bringing back housing target, according to party leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Oh, how I miss the halcyon days of yore when all election results were counted overnight. Here are my top three takeaways on the early results across the North of England.

The support for renewables cuts across political lines, with more than three-quarters of Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat voters supporting solar, onshore wind, and offshore wind farms in their local area.

Six councils in Greater Manchester will be having 'all out' elections due to boundary changes. These are Bolton, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

Mayor Andy Burnham and the 10 council leaders hailed their new Trailblazer Deal as the most significant devolution settlement to the city region.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published its updated Action Plan aimed at reforming the planning process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.