Contributors from the public and private sectors will join PPS North director, Sam Schofield to discuss the implications of the Localism Act on planning and development.
RTPI North West region members are invited to attend the briefing session which takes place on the afternoon of Friday 27th January at the Eversheds Manchester HQ. Sam will focus on the political angle and [...]
Taken from the Dec 2011 edition of Housebuilder magazine.
Stepehen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, sends festive greetings to the communities secretary – but wishes he was acting quicker on planning reform
I have had this great idea for a DCLG Christmas card. It features Eric Pickles dressed as Santa Claus, cooking chestnuts on an [...]
So, the Queen of Shops has spoken. Less red tape, more public-private sector co-operation, more market stalls, more of a town centre emphasis.
Echoing a Localism Act that includes a presumption in favour of sustainable development, the fashion guru and TV retail fixer’s report is a timely examination of how to revitalise our beleaguered high streets, [...]
One of the largest planning consultations ever held in the UK drew to a formal close this week with the submission of EDF Energy’s application, for a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset, to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC).
PPS Group has worked on the Hinkley Point C project for over three years [...]