Ashford –The Ashford Local Plan 2030 was adopted in February 2019.  Aylesbury Vale – AVDC has now provided the Inspector with provided with suggestions for Modifications to the Plan. Consultation on these was expected to take place in mid-September but has now been delayed.  Basildon – Local Plan examination has been paused while Basildon Council …

This month: All change at Basildon … again, Stansted growth and Uttlesford’s local plan, London sales and lettings, and Unlocking Growth in Oxford and Oxfordshire   All change at Basildon … again The politics of Basildon Council never provides a …

Ashford –The Ashford Local Plan 2030 was adopted in February 2019. Aylesbury Vale – AVDC has advised the Inspector that it will have prepared modifications to the plan together with an updated Sustainability Appraisal by the end of June 2019. …

By Kasia Banas, Consultant Chelgate Local’s latest breakfast briefing took place last month in Oxford Town Hall where our guests discussed how potential growth in Oxford and Oxfordshire will be unlocked and managed in the coming years. Our co-hosts Lichfields, the …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property The prime central London sales and letting markets are key barometers to market sentiment, and an indicator of how the rest of the UK will move in the coming months. Knight Frank issued …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property One of the biggest upsets in the local elections was in Uttlesford where the local residents party, Residents 4Uttlesford, overturned a significant Conservative majority to take the council. The Conservatives lost 19 of …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property The politics of Basildon Council never provides a dull moment: for the fourth time, in as many years, the administration has changed hands again. The May local elections saw the council move into …

This month: Election shocks, New councillors, Hertfordshire Growth Plans and Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor   Election shocks The dust is settling following the dramatic May local elections in which the two main parties saw very significant losses. Ordinarily, the party in …