Places and Spaces webinar: It's not easy being green

As pressure mounts to solve the housing crisis while safeguarding environmental assets, the emerging concept of the Grey Belt has opened the door to carefully considered development within the Green Belt. But it’s not without conditions.

This webinar brings together leading voices in planning and development, James Clewlow, Beth Gascoyne, Andy Black (Andy Black Consulting) and Eleanor Trenfield (EDLA) to discuss how Grey Belt policy offers a strategic opportunity to unlock development potential in previously protected areas.

They explore how compliance with the ‘Golden Rules’ set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)—particularly the requirement to provide or enhance green spaces and deliver meaningful green infrastructure—can turn these contentious locations into future-proofed communities.

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The Building Safety Act

The Building Safety Act 2022 is one of the most far reaching pieces of real estate legislation this century. It is intended to improve building safety standards, transparency and accountability. However, interpreting this lengthy and technical piece of legislation remains a thorn in the side of all those operating in the UK’s built environment sector.

Cripps has set up a dedicated Building Safety Act (BSA) team to help guide you and ensure you understand the full implications of the law and what you need to do.

Visit the Building Safety Act hub

Leasehold and Freehold Reform

This hub has been developed as a comprehensive guide to leasehold and freehold reform, tracking key legislative developments and providing guidance on the impact that those changes have in practice on the real estate market.

Visit the Leasehold and Freehold Reform hub
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