Urbanissta Ltd, Eastside, Kings
Cross, London, N1C 2AX
Urbanissta Ltd, The Colmore Building,
20 Colmore Circus Queensway,
Birmingham, B4 6AT
by Richard Anderson … he was a man of many diverse talents and interests including town planning (on top of biology, sociology, education and ecology). His name appeared above a school house (below) I walked past this Bank Holiday weekend in the well preserved historic settlement of Culross, Fife and it jogged my dim memory […]
22nd April 2022
by Dan Cooklin-Smith A couple of weeks ago I spent a few days in Albania. The capital city, Tirana whilst small is amplified and appears vast due to the surrounding Accursed Mountains to the east as well as the short drive west to the Adriatic Sea. Walking around the centre I was struck by the […]
6th April 2022
by Claire Winterflood What is your background? My working life began on a secretarial scheme at Taylor Woodrow (TW) where I was placed in their ‘publicity’ department – there were 22 of us at that time, including two full time photographers! Over a 19-year career with TW, I covered every PR discipline in their corporate […]
25th March 2022
by Amanda Hayward When working from Home (WFH) or office based, it can be very easy to grab lunch at your desk and not step away from your desk or screen all day. In fact, figures suggest 82% of workers don’t take breaks. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/07/14/eating-lunch-at-your-desk-again-study-examines-why-workers-dont-always-take-breaks/ Reasons given for not taking a break include: Social relationships – […]
22nd March 2022
by Jo Hanslip Secretary of State for the Environment, George Eustice MP, in a Ministerial Statement on 16 March 2022, announced new provisions under the Environment Act, including: Legally binding targets to protect and restore nature – covering matters of water, air quality and diversity of wildlife Measure to include wetland sites from nutrient related […]
18th March 2022
by Jo Hanslip On 14 March 2022, Natural England wrote to Buckinghamshire Council (Aylesbury Vale and Chiltern Districts) Central Bedfordshire Council, Dacorum Borough Council, St Albans City and District Council, Hertfordshire County Council – Ecology Team and the National Trust (as land owner and delivery body for Ashridge Estate), regarding the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area […]
18th March 2022
by Dan Cooklin-Smith I studied Geography and Planning at Cardiff University where I became interested in the interaction between a place and its inhabitants and placemaking. As a result, I decided to continue my studies at Cardiff University, where I obtained an MSc in International Planning and Development. Following on from this, I worked at […]
16th March 2022
by Dan Cooklin-Smith What is your background? I studied at Cardiff University where I obtained a BSc in Geography and Planning and then an MSc in Planning and development. Since then, I worked at WSP for two years in land acquisition with clients including HS2, Thames Tideway Tunnel and Crossrail. I then moved to Southwark […]
11th March 2022
by Richard Anderson “Planning for the Future,” “Tackling the Undersupply of Housing,” “The Government’s Levelling Up Agenda,” “Calculating Housing Need in the Planning System (England),” “Green Belts,” these are some of the independent research briefing papers produced by The (fantastic) House of Commons research team over the past 3 months and deposited in the House […]
9th March 2022
by Jo Hanslip The Government published the Levelling Up White Paper on 2 February 2022, which set out to spread equality and reduce regional disparity within the UK regions. It builds upon funding announced in the 2021 Spending Review. The White Paper states that Levelling up will require us to: boost productivity, pay, jobs and […]
17th February 2022