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BECG is delighted to have been shortlisted for two PRCA National Awards

The role of people in the future of our cities should not rest solely on development professionals just engaging or consulting them. 

We need to give the people responsibility for the decisions that are made. We need, as Marcus Aurelius extorts Maximus in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000) on his deathbed, ‘to give power back to the people of Rome’. 

It’s almost certain that we will be asked to go to the polls sometime in late November to decide who should be our next Prime Minister.

Whilst the decision to leave the EU is clearly going to be a central plank of the general election campaign, I’m interested more in the emerging debate about how best to secure economic growth in the ‘left behind’ areas of the country, many in the north west

Housing Secretary, the Rt. Hon Robert Jenrick MP, announced the locations invited to develop proposals to be known as Town Deals to claim a share of the government’s £3.6 billion Town Fund. The fund will target regeneration plans for locations perceived to have been ‘left behind’ in recent decades. 

Yorkshire devolution has been discussed for more than 15 years. But what are the realistic chances of this happening, what are the benefits to Yorkshire and what might happen next

On-going investment in rail infrastructure across the Midlands is allowing the city of Birmingham and the surrounding areas to thrive

Over the past few years, housing associations have been transforming. But how do you continue to deliver a social purpose in this fast-changing world, with a challenging social, political and economic head wind

The 50 Shades of Planning Podcast - Episode 5: Trust me. I'm a planner - Sam Stafford chats with Vicky Payne and Paul Smith