Thorncliffe has been nominated for Planning Campaign of the Year, for its work overturning a recommendation for refusal in Barnet earlier this year. Back in February 2017, Kisharon (a school for special educational needs and disabilities in Barnet) was dismayed to discover that their plans to give an extra 72 school places to children in… Continue reading Overturning refusal recommendation in Barnet gains nomination for Planning Campaign of the Year
Author: The Thorncliffe team
Pressures on councillors to not budge an inch on viability
No subject raises more dispute around housebuilding than viability assessments, which allow market housing to be built with few affordable housing units. This week housing charity Shelter has called on the government to “close the viability loophole”. As most developers know, the subject is inevitably more difficult than housing campaigners would like. Planning obligations requiring… Continue reading Pressures on councillors to not budge an inch on viability
New vacancies at Thorncliffe
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On the move….
After 14 years in our office in Vauxhall, we’ve now moved to a new office … in Vauxhall. We’re now in our new office just off the Albert Embankment, appropriate really given all the work we’ve done on the new buildings going up in the area. Our new office is in the old showrooms of… Continue reading On the move….
Alok Sharma is new Housing and Planning Minister and Greg Hands is new Minister for London
Theresa May’s appointment of Alok Sharma as the new housing and planning minister is something of a surprise: the role normally goes to someone who has served as a councillor or has experience of local government, which Sharma lacks. There is some evidence of his views on housing and planning issues. Sharma spoke in the… Continue reading Alok Sharma is new Housing and Planning Minister and Greg Hands is new Minister for London
Who will be our new leaders?
With the general election results announced tomorrow, we’d thought we’d look at the runners and riders for the next Ministers at the DCLG. A Conservative Victory Most pollsters and psephologists are still predicting a Conservative victory – around 60 to 80 seems to be a consistent view, although Iain Dale last night reiterated his belief,… Continue reading Who will be our new leaders?