RCA News

Since the summer consultation on a draft NPPF, we’ve been expecting the widely anticipated final version to land on our doormats in time for Christmas. As of yesterday...

RCA Regeneration confirm savings for its developer clients have now exceeded £15,900,000 (since Jan. 2022), unlocking previously unviable sites through Financial...

From a viability perspective, this question could equally be phrased the other way around.

On Saturday morning (30/01/2021), MHCLG released an open consultation on some proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as well as a new draft...

Landowners, whether they be individuals or organisations, have a range of options when they consider how to maximise the value of their assets.These options depend upon...

The RCA team have had steam coming out of our ears going through the Government's new planning white paper.

On 21st July 2020, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced new and expanded Permitted Development (PD) rights which he argued would deliver much-needed new homes and...

For developers in towns and cities, vacant buildings are often seen as a constraint as they can impose additional costs upon development, either in terms of their...

With the country’s mind firmly fixed on the COVID-19 crisis, other, normally significant issues have had to take a back seat. One such issue are the Government’s...

The importance of good design in recent years, is in my opinion, a subject that has gained a lot of traction in attempts to reintroduce the principles of ‘good design’...

This month I have been motivated to muse about public feedback on affordable housing proposals: before we’ve submitted the application and after it's gone in.

As a...

So, you have concerns about whether your site is viable to develop because the cost of planning obligations are too high, or the affordable housing requirement is too...