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Garden Communities did not have a vintage 2020. Faced with a number of high-profile rejections from the Planning Inspector, the proposed 34,000 home North Essex Garden Communities was removed from the area’s joint Local Plan last year

With last year’s elections postponed, 2021 includes a raft of important elections which could change the face of local government. We’ve gazed into our crystal ball and taken a look at the flashpoints to watch across the North West

We are pleased to share our latest news that BECG has acquired software developer Crowd Technologies Ltd (Crowd), owner of social media management platform CrowdControlHQ (CCHQ)

The future of Garden Communities is by no means certain. While many Garden Villages and Towns have been put forward since Government first put its weight behind them in 2018, increasing numbers have been struck down by Planning Inspectorates as unsound

Yesterday’s Energy White Paper release comes almost five years to the day after the signing of the Paris Agreement on climate change – a watershed moment in the global fight against climate change

They say that a new year brings new beginnings and changes are already afoot for Sheffield City Council following news that Cllr Bob Johnson will take over as Leader of the Council

Here at BECG, we believe in corporate responsibility and adding social value wherever possible. We pride ourselves on being able to offer support to our charity partners and this year we are thrilled to have selected The Murray Parish Trust as one of those chosen charities

As anybody familiar with the case of the Headington shark will know, any system of control must make some small place for the dynamic, unexpected and downright quirky, which anybody working within the planning system will attest