Creating new jobs has been found to be the most effective tool for property developers and planners to win over the hearts and minds of stubborn NIMBYs.
The number of sites that gained planning permission in 2023 dropped to the lowest level for a 12-month period since The Housing Pipeline Report began in 2006.
The number of residential planning applications granted in England has fallen by -8.3% on the year with grants for major developments seeing the biggest drop of all.
Toby Lambert, Head of Residential Development (East) at Carter Jonas looks ahead to this year’s General Election and why the development industry will be a key battleground.
John Mason, Associate, Carter Jonas Cambridge, asks if we are heading into a future where development proposals can be managed, submitted, and determined solely by a computer.