Building Better, Building Beautiful?

A new guide on how the planning system can help provide opportunities for everyone to be physically active has been published by Sport England.

Since 2011, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published annual statistics of the Green Belt. As can be seen in our video, these statistics show that there is more loss than gain of Green Belt.

A public consultation on the future of Hinckley town centre's public spaces has been launched this weekend (21/06/19).
David Lock Associates has drawn up a masterplan, working closely with Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, setting out some ideas for potential improvements to the town centre's public spaces and local residents and businesses are being invited to have their say on the way the town centre's streets and spaces could look in the future.

David Lock suggests that the increasingly familiar charging infrastructure for electric vehicles may quickly become obsolete in the face of hydrogen fuel cell development.

I read the recent announcements that the Commission for BBBB have decided to start their activities with a 'call for evidence' with a sinking heart. Am I alone in thinking this is absolutely the wrong place to start?

David Lock Associates has announced a number of Planning promotions.

South Cambridgeshire District Council yesterday resolved to grant planning permission for a new settlement at Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield, in Cambridgeshire.

DLA is excited to be able to offer an additional service to our clients following the success of our Systems Designer Daniel Gates in recently passing his Commercial Drone Operator License.

I recently took part in a panel discussion with Planning Futures[1] on the topic of planning for SME builders. Since the 1980s, small housebuilders have significantly declined from more than 12,000 companies in the late 1980s to around 2,500 in 2017[2].

Congratulations to DLA's Assistant Urban Designer and Planner Helen Hepher who has recently been awarded a Fred Roche Travel and Study Award.