by Donna Popplewell | Dec 17, 2018 | Newsletters
The Defra 25 year environment plan sets out the intention to set gold standards in protecting and growing natural capital and to be a worldwide leader in using this approach as a tool in decision making. This is intended to feed into the Government’s objective of...
by Donna Popplewell | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
Building Sussex Connections held a joint networking breakfast in early March at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) event in Brighton. The event was very successful with over 100 attendees from Kent and Sussex. The Bloody Marys and Gin & Tonics went down...
by Fiona Baker | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
House of Lords Select Committee’s report ‘The countryside at a crossroads: Is the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 still fit for purpose?’ House of Lords Select Committee’s report ‘The countryside at a crossroads: Is the Natural...
by Kathryn Killner | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) changes are coming. The NPPF was originally launched in 2012 and guides development across England. The government are proposing some significant changes, we discuss the key points from the revised draft below. The Framework...
by Laura White | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
You may remember a familiar sight or sound as a hedgehog snuffles across the road or garden. But when was the last time you heard one? Hedgehogs are now a Biodiversity Action Plan species BAP (2007) and appear in Local Plan policy document as a species targeted for...
by Donna Popplewell | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
Following consultation last year, changes to the BREEAM assessment process are expected to be announced early this year. Early information suggests that the changes will include an additional (third) stage of assessment – Verification, a 12 month monitoring and review...
