Andrew Strachan has written 11 posts

• 05 Sep
  

  Sporting Achievements!

  The last two months have seen NJL take part in a number of sporting activities.

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• 23 Apr
  

  The Changing Office Landscape - Brook House

  Recent years have witnessed changing demands on suppliers of office space in UK cities, with occupiers increasingly seeking shared working environments and improved social amenities for the workplace. As a number of larger companies look to relocate operations to regional hubs, cities such as Manchester, with its base of young professionals and sought-after culture, are set to benefit from what some have dubbed a co-working revolution.

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• 15 Mar
  

  A kick start to Eccles Town Centre regeneration

  Manchester practice Jeffrey Bell Architects has submitted plans for a 23-storey residential tower on the outskirts of the city.

   

  Backed by Silverlane Developments, the £50 million Church Street scheme near Eccles railway station features 272 apartments as well as commerical and retail space on the ground floor.

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• 29 Jan
  

  GMSF 2019: The right direction for Manchester?

  As we covered in our start of year blog, consultation on the new draft of the GMSF has begun and will run for a period of 8-weeks until 18th March 2019.

  One of the key questions for this round of public consultation will be whether the Mayor’s re-written plan addresses concerns over loss of Green Belt land, and ultimately whether it strikes the right balance between development locations.

  So how does the consultation draft stack up?

  By: Andrew Strachan Planning,  Green Belt,  Housing,  public consultation,  Manchester,  GMSF,  2019,  Greater Manchester Spacial Framework No comments Read More
• 26 Nov
  

  Please Sir, can we have some more… housing

  Published alongside the Autumn Budget late last month, the findings of Sir Oliver Letwin’s review into the root causes of England’s low ‘build out’ rates have been eagerly awaited by the planning and development industry.

  The review, announced by last year’s autumn budget, has identified what Sir Oliver considers to be the main roadblocks to faster housing delivery, and suggests a number of changes should be made to the way in which the large house builders, planning profession and wider process of land valuation operate.

  By: Andrew Strachan Housing,  Development,  Planning Policy,  Letwin Review,  Large Sites No comments Read More
• 06 Nov
  

  The Autumn Budget has arrived

  Good things come to those who wait, and, as many have already pointed out, this year’s Autumn budget arrived early in the week…

  We have listed some of the announcements we think will be crucial to the planning and development industry in the coming months.

  By: Andrew Strachan Planning,  Housing,  Commercial,  High Street,  Infrastructure,  Northern Powerhouse,  Economy,  new homes,  budget,  autumn,  funding No comments Read More