Insights & Reports

Cambridge has over the last week been at the centre of the tussle between protecting our historic environment and adapting our heritage assets to be best equipped to face the ever-worsening climate crisis. This debate has coincided with the formation of a new government department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) is being adopted today (13 Feb) by the Scottish Parliament and from this date will form part of the adopted Development Plan in Scotland. Writes Mark Myles, Head of Planning, Scotland

The National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 11 January 2023 and will today (13 Feb) be adopted by the Scottish Government.

With occupier demand for city centre and out of town opportunities increasing across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, Bidwells is expanding its agency team. Head of retail and leisure James Lankfer explains why.

Following a busy year working on multiple school planning projects across the East of England, Planning Partner Mike Jones answers questions on the role of education in the ever-moving playing field of planning policy and his wider experience of education in the planning process.

The UK's top spot in global research and development depends on a strong partnership between the public and private sector. That’s always been clear.

A new movement is gaining pace in farming. It’s even found its way into farm policy. Yet it remains opaque, nebulous and slightly hard to define. In this paper we look at Regenerative Agriculture, and where it might cross over with other schools of farming thought.

Despite peatland restoration being near the top of the natural capital management agenda and millions of pounds being invested in the practice, there is no real definition of what peatland restoration actually is.

Whether you’re a developer looking to meet biodiversity net gain requirements or a landowner looking to make use of land with no development potential, natural capital investment provides a plethora of opportunities.

Since the turn of the millennia, the office and the laboratory stock for commercial businesses in the city has more than doubled in size, and that just shows you the kind of demand for space.

A recent statement by Natural England provides hope that a solution to Nutrient Neutrality may not be too far away.

Senior Planner, Billy Palmer, kicks off the first blog in our series ‘Sites for Sore Eyes’, discussing how urban environments are impacted by the demand for schools and other educational facilities.