Navigating Regulatory Divergence with Better Evidence As the UK diverges from EU environmental frameworks, developers face shifting expectations on habitats, water, air and chemicals. The best defence against […]
Great British Energy Act 2025: De‑Risking Clean Energy Schemes The new state‑backed drive for renewables is accelerating projects—but it also heightens scrutiny on design efficiency and environmental risks. […]
ADR 2025 & Asbestos Waste: Don’t Let Logistics Halt Your Programme ADR 2025 introduces stricter requirements for packaging, labelling and transporting asbestos waste. Demolition and strip‑out programmes are […]
Aligning Projects with the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) The EIP sets national targets across water, air, nature and waste. Planning officers increasingly expect applicants to demonstrate how schemes […]
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Made Practical BNG is now mandatory for most developments, requiring at least a 10% uplift measured via the statutory metric. This raises the bar […]
Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) for Greenbelt Schemes Policy shifts are asking more from applicants in sensitive locations. Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) set out how projects will protect and […]
Listed Buildings, EPCs and MEES: Getting Ahead of Change Government consultations indicate listed buildings may face tighter energy performance expectations, eroding longstanding exemptions. For owners and developers, the […]
Water (Special Measures) Act 2025: What It Means for Developers With tougher powers for regulators and heightened scrutiny on water infrastructure, projects touching networks, treatment assets or sensitive […]
Ceiling Works & the 2025 Asbestos Reality Check Ceiling refurbishments in pre‑2000 buildings—replastering, painting, downlight installs or fire-stopping—now fall squarely under tougher asbestos expectations in 2025. Contractors and […]
SuDS 2025: What Developers Need to Know The 2025 update to Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) guidance is reshaping how planning departments assess surface water management. Local planning authorities […]
