There was considerable attention on what the Government would do on Green Belt development when it came to the final revisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Responding to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework, Ian Anderson, chief executive of Iceni Projects said:

After six years we have just seen the publication of a new National Planning Policy Framework(NPPF).

Let me tell you about Bruce*. He’s the sort of bloke every office needs. He’s chirpy, always positive, enthusiastic about his work, and above all, he backs himself. If he’s at the races he’ll put £20 on the outsider to win, not to place. If he’s given a difficult project, he’ll always be looking for the angle to be successful. If he loses his right to work in the UK he’ll keep his head up and find a way back..

The Draft London Plan was published for consultation in December 2017, setting out a new agenda for the delivery of much-needed housing across the Capital, including through ‘design-led densification’ and more pertinently, maximisation of brownfield land capacity

Blink and you will have missed the announcement that Kit Malthouse MP (North West Hampshire) has been appointed Housing Minister. The fourth person to fill this role in just two years under Theresa May’s leadership.

Mancs can now proudly gloat that Manchester is *officially* the wildest night out in the world, according to a Movehub study.

The Venice Architecture Biennale takes place every two years with exhibitions in spectacular settings including the national pavilions in the Giardini (gardens), displays by selected practices in the sixteenth-century arsenal, and other cultural institutions scattered around the city.

Just like England’s in this year’s World Cup, it’s time for a re-brand of the planning system, to shake off past reputations and to focus on the present and future. There is an urgent need to change the public perceptions of planning and development. While mechanisms such as Neighbourhood Planning and the consultation process get the public involved in the planning process at the local level - I feel we need a macro level mechanism to get the public excited about the future of our built form.