Revised NPPF – What does it mean for housebuilding?
The highly anticipated revised NPPF was finally published on 19 December 2023. Quite fittingly given the new focus on beautiful buildings and high-quality design, the...
RCA expands into the east of England
Due to significant growth of the business and increasing opportunities within Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, RCA Regeneration Ltd. have recently expanded into the east of...
Planning for the Future
The RCA team have had steam coming out of our ears going through the Government's new planning white paper.
Plans, Delays and Recoveries
So now we await a return to normality that may never really arrive. Cummings’ trip up north may have heralded a relaxation of the government’s lockdown and a move...
Making Hay While the Sun Shines
We now find ourselves experiencing a mix of weird dreams, unsettled nights, gorgeous weather, home working, home schooling, social distancing, fear for our loved ones...
Affordable Housing, Objector Objectivity
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...
Making Representations to the Plan-Making Process
Well we’re now into a new year and new decade and the RCA team have been reflecting on the most recent consultation season at the end of 2019. At the end of the year,...
Critical Issues in Financial Viability Assessments
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...
How an Independent Planning Consultant Can Drive Your Application
Developers - is your planning submission and post application management process taking longer than you previously envisaged?Would you prefer your application to be...