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A Glimpse into the New Plan-Making Framework
The Levelling up & Regeneration Bill landed on 11 May. Behold! a new plan-making framework starts to appear as you read through it, with ...
Robert Hayward
Jul 5, 20224 min read


Milton Keynes - Urban Provocations
In honour of Milton Keynes’ newfound city status, we’ve looked back at our Urban Provocation series which paid homage to MK in its 50th y...
Alexandra Perry
May 30, 20221 min read


End of Season Promotion for Milton Keynes
After it’s ‘creation’ over 50 years ago, and on its 4th attempt to gain city status Milton Keynes has finally had the promotion it deserv...
Alexandra Perry
May 20, 20222 min read


On Levelling Up
For those whose lives are stuck in a bad way, the Levelling Up White Paper is full of wonderful prospects; the issue now is delivery.
David Lock
May 17, 20221 min read

Strategic Plans: a Review of Plans During the Duty to Co-operate Era
It’s been 10 years since the introduction of the NPPF and the Localism Act, and local planning authorities have since struggled to addres...
Robert Hayward
May 11, 20221 min read


International Women's Day 2022
To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day, we invited our colleagues to sit down and discuss their experiences and thoughts aroun...
Alexandra Perry
Mar 8, 20223 min read


Integrated Rail in the North and the Midlands — Good Balance
The revised plans for HS2 and rail in the North and the Midlands are well judged against needs, rather than a betrayal of levelling-up as...
David Lock
Feb 11, 20221 min read


Planning for the Historic Environment
Our new Heritage brochure showcases DLA’s expertise and long experience in planning for the historic environment.
Paul Kesslar-Lyne
Jan 10, 20221 min read

World Town Planning Day 2021
This year has bought some significant changes for the planning sector, which has opened the conversation up about planning and what the f...
Alexandra Perry
Nov 8, 20214 min read


Lost Cities of the Arc?
While COVID-19 distracted us, the Oxford-Cambridge Arc (as it now called) moved along, although the project still barely registers in pub...
David Lock
Oct 26, 20211 min read


Planning's endgame or not?
The loud and well resourced opponents of planning, and particularly the 1947 settlement, are misreading the politics of planning reform, ...
David Lock
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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