02/26/2018

We spoke to Phil Grant, Head of Strategic Land at Axis Land Partnerships and asked him to reflect on some of the issues facing the East of England and the challenges for the year ahead. Phil is one of the leading figures in the East of England property scene. He believes that one of the challenges for the region is that it does not have a large urban focus which leads to pressure on market towns and villages, with their limited infrastructure, to accommodate housing demands. He says this

06/08/2017

Back in June 2016, devolution, the pet project of our former Prime Minister and Chancellor, was at risk with the arrival of Theresa May. With the success of the initiative still to be seen, those assuming the mayoral roles are under pressure to secure some quick wins and demonstrate that devolution can work. With our new Mayor in place for the East of England, we are keen to understand the opportunity he can bring, and from my base in Cambridge, the heart of the East of England area, we are

06/08/2017

What’s the best way for Cambridge to make progress at this crucial point in its development? This was the question posed at the inaugural UK Property Forums/East round table event hosted at Barton Willmore’s riverside offices this week. A wide range of stakeholders and interested parties included regional mayoral candidate Peter Dawe; Andrew Taylor, head of planning at Countryside Eastern; WSP technical director Nigel Downes; Systra associate director Mark Powers; Snapdragon director Ben Lee;

06/07/2017

On the 13th March the National Infrastructure Commission opened a consultation into the opportunities presented by the Cambridge-Milton Keynes- Oxford Corridor, asking for responses from the industry on how we might capitalise on this opportunity area. Planning and Design Consultancy Barton Willmore have collated a response to this consultation which links infrastructure and economic growth, to ensure investment is delivered and managed into the future, outside of our political cycles. The

09/28/2018

An application originally submitted in 2014 by Evolution Town Planning on behalf of Pigeon Investment, has received final approval by West Suffolk Council.   The most recent application considered changes in circumstances that have occurred since the original approvals and following intervention by Sajid Javid the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.   The site located north of Station Road in Lakenheath, has a submission for 375 homes including 112 affordable houses and

09/28/2018

A development for a proposed new residential retirement care village, has been refused by Central Bedfordshire District Council.   The application submitted by Regents Park Group was for a care village of 20,500 sq m, located on the edge of Slip End village.    The application was rejected by the Council on the grounds that; ‘The site lies within the South Bedfordshire Green Belt and would result in harm to the openness of the Green Belt, and the character of the area.’   It goes on to add that

09/27/2018

An application for up to 500 homes has been refused by Milton Keynes Development Control Committee. The application was submitted by Woolf Bond Planning on behalf of the Guinness Partnership for a development on land at Levante Gate in Little Brickhill. The development on land to the south of the A5 includes 40% affordable homes, a primary school and a local centre         Eastern Echo (eeproperty.co.uk) To get our free bi-montly newsletter, the Eastern Echo, simply sign up here