Insights & Reports

The pandemic brought the crisis in our social care system into sharp focus, and while much of the Government’s recent attention has been on reform of funding mechanisms, we ask what role the planning system can play in helping to fix social care, and particularly older people’s housing.

With biodiversity net gain soon to be become a legal requirement for developments in England, we have proactively established a service line that facilitates the delivery of biodiversity net gain schemes. One such scheme is being delivered at Lower Valley Farm, South Cambridgeshire, where we have partnered with Cambridgeshire County Council to oversee the phased habitat creation across the farm.

We talked to Ollie about joining the Bidwells' residential sales team and discussed his career journey to date, and what his expectations are for the future.

The UK was in lockdown three times from March 2020 to March 2021 (retail and restaurants & leisure for approximately 7.2 months and 8.9 months respectively). Footfall, as reported by the Cambridge BID, is still 36% down on the average footfall recorded between 2015 and 2019. The consequential loss of business to retailers and leisure operators due to the loss of custom from city centre office users, tourists, students has been devastating.

After the success of getting 1,000s of rough sleepers off the streets at the start of the pandemic, Next Steps funding is aimed at developing affordable housing to accommodate rough sleepers longer term. Jake Lambert looks at whether its working.

It has taken over 16 years to transform the 26 acres of land surrounding the central Cambridge train station. A city constrained by its heritage and greenbelt that encircles and restricts it, has now cemented itself at the centre of global research activity.

As a result of net-zero legislation (including the Carbon Budget Order 2021) and the ongoing climate crisis, there is an ongoing systemic shift towards low-carbon and renewable energy for homes and businesses.

The consultation on the Arc Spatial Framework is a golden opportunity to begin efficiently delivering environmental enhancement at scale across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc – and better integrate development.

It’s no secret that Cambridge has led in growing life sciences with notable acceleration over the past decade. Trailblazing companies, AstraZeneca being one, have relocated to the area and enhanced its growth.

The Government has recently announced changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) (England) 2015.

South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council are currently consulting on a new supplementary planning document.

The industrial and logistics market is evolving. Since 2016, the growth in online sales has driven a demand for prime development land for retailers, supermarkets and couriers.