Research by Lichfields, based on a sample of planning permissions has highlighted the disadvantage SMEs face in trying to develop small sites and suggests the government’s planning reforms will help.
Only one developer now remains in the UK nuclear new-build market after Hitachi exit, leaving the supply chain to scrap for contracts from two remaining sites. Energy whitepaper needed more than ever.
Could the planning white paper re-balance economic development away from the north and produce a centralised, top-down system that pleases nobody? Will Hatchett reports
