“The Get Britain Building Fund” explained

On 22nd December 2011, the Government launched its “Get Britain Building” bidding programme which offers developers a total pot of £420m to enable work to start on stalled sites with planning permission. The intention of the programme is to address the well-known problems faced by developers in obtaining development finance. It will operate by making …

Flexibility is the key to housing delivery

Planning Consultancy First City Limited has called for further flexibility in housing distribution within the Districts adjoining the Black Country. This is supported by Graham Fergus who leads the company’s planning team who says- ‘evidence in the emerging updates to the Strategic Housing Land Availability studies identifies numerous settlements in the villages and small towns …