North Somerset Council Reveal Fresh Vision For Weston Sep 22, 2020 North Somerset Council has revealed further plans to transform Weston – with a focus on creating a more healthier, greener and more prosperous place to live. The Council – who’ll be speaking at our upcoming Seaside Towns Regeneration Conference – saw the 10-year vision backed by local council leaders, having consulted more than 5,000 local […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Transport Scotland: The Future Strategy, Enabling EV Use & Supporting Through Covid… Sep 21, 2020 On Thursday 24th September a number of senior decision makers and key stakeholders in the development and growth of Scotland will come together for our Scotland Development Conference. Ahead of the event we’ve been catching up with one of the event’s speakers – Fiona Brown, Head of Strategic Transport Planning at Transport Scotland… Q. Transport […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Commonplace: Helping Bristol Council With Their Active Travel Response Sep 20, 2020 The below is a guest article written by Commonplace – a sponsor of the upcoming West of England Development Conference. The City of Bristol wanted to invest in ‘Bugbears’ – minor issues that are a nuisance and a deterrent to cycling and walking. The best way to identify these was to engage the public and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
5 Best Practice Examples of Digital Community Engagement Sep 20, 2020 The below is a guest article written by Commonplace – a sponsor of the upcoming West of England Development Conference. Since the coronavirus pandemic struck, many companies have been utilising digital engagement methods to ensure their planning proposals are still able to go ahead. In testing times and through this period of uncertainty, we have […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Strawberry Star Secures £75m For Lu2on Project Sep 20, 2020 Developer Strawberry Star has secured £75m of funding from Cheyne Capital that will help deliver Phase One of their Lu2on mixed-use scheme in Luton – set to complete next year. The firm – who’re speaking at our upcoming Luton Development Plans Event – are transforming a 6.8-acre site and once complete the whole scheme will […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Clyde Gateway: The Collaborative Development Transforming Glasgow Sep 18, 2020 Ahead of our Virtual Scotland Development Conference on the 24th September we’ve been speaking exclusively with Martin McKay – Executive Director of Regeneration of Clyde Gateway, who’s one of our speakers on the day. We’ve been discussing the impressive project, their approach to procurement and sustainability, and more… Q. Clyde Gateway is one of Scotland’s […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Be Prepared For The (Not So) Unexpected In Student Communities Sep 17, 2020 Social distancing, hygiene, deep cleaning, contact tracing, contactless / touchless, quarantine, isolation, self-isolation, de-densification, resident engagement and virtual programming. Does this sound familiar? It’s all possible in your purpose-build student accommodation buildings, and StarRez share some insights on how. Firstly, let me clarify. [emaillocker id=”71749″] I really dislike the term ‘social distancing’. I’ve mentioned this before; […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Proposed World-Leading Hydrogen Plant For UK Set For Showcase Sep 17, 2020 International energy firm Equinor recently revealed plans to develop one of the world’s first at-scale facilities to produce hyrdogen from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK. And now Equinor has revealed they’ll be speaking at the Humber Estuary Development Conference to share details on their scheme. [emaillocker id=”71749″] […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Argent Launches Design Competition For Paradise Project Sep 17, 2020 The developer behind the £700m Paradise project transforming Birmingham has launched a design competition to bring forward the next commercial building in the project. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Three Chamberlain Square is the 5th building to be built as part of the ambitious scheme – and an architect is now being sought before a planning application is […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Leading Property Consultancy Launches New Project Identification App “DCW Insights” Sep 17, 2020 On Tuesday 15th September, Dean Ward, Managing Director of the DCW Group, will launch DCW Insights, an innovative and automated project identification app. With a built-in due diligence checker and a comprehensive suite of wider management and information services, this platform promises to transform project timescales and productivity. Investment viability checks can typically take up […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
