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Top 18 key development opportunities across England identified
Recently Barton Willmore jointly produced new research with Knight Frank identifying Local Authorities (LAs) where economic and planning data, combined with regional knowledge, suggest good fundamentals for residential development in the short...
Housing – devolution: positive progression should be joined at the hip
The Housing and Planning Bill is likely to affect us all in one way or another – its announcement on the 12th October brings to the fore a number...
Steven Grimster
- Associate Planner
- Barton Willmore
- Planning
- Call: 0161 817 4904
- steven.grimster@bartonwillmore.co.uk
Planning for an ageing population – what needs to be done?
The need for new housing across the UK is well-documented. Only last week the Housing Minister confirmed that the Government is seeking to deliver 1 million new homes over...
Delivering Healthy Places
Despite the National Planning Policy Framework that specifically identifies the need for ‘vibrant and healthy communities with accessible services that support their health, social and cultural well-being’, how many...
The BPF Forums – An overview
The British Property Federation (BPF) has recently been looking more closely at the question of Devolution and the impact it could have within the Property Industry. To discuss local...
Urban Designers – what is it that they do?
For me, being an Urban Designer means developing a flexible outlook and a broad skill set to solve problems, but masterplanning is often the service we provide to our...
Barton Willmore moves thinking forward on city park idea
A short while ago you may of seen my thoughts on why Manchester needs a new City Park – our very own High Line? What started out as blog...
Steven Grimster
- Associate Planner
- Barton Willmore
- Planning
- Call: 0161 817 4904
- steven.grimster@bartonwillmore.co.uk
Vacant Building Credit – an opportunity or some might say a vacant promise?
With the General Election countdown firmly on, the main political parties have each made a positive commitment to increase housebuilding over the next five years to help solve the...
The UK’s "unhealthiest High Streets": What can we do as town planners?
Following a report published this week by The Royal Society for Public Health naming Preston as having "the most unhealthiest High Street", this got me thinking about what town...
New Transport Plans for Greater Manchester
As the Chancellor prepares this morning to announce plans to revolutionise transport in the North, I find myself wondering whether something else is missing. Smart travel cards, improved east...
