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James Firth
Mar, 14 2025

The government is pushing forward with changes to Planning Fees in England which will impact on projects for landowners, farmers and developers. The changes provide for incremental increases for most […]
James Firth
Mar, 11 2025


The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been introduced to Parliament today Tuesday 11th March. The legislative reforms in the Bill, follow the introduction of policy changes within the National Planning […]
Peter Cole
Feb, 26 2025


The UK data centre boom provides developers with significant opportunity, as revenue is forecast to hit $18.24bn by 2026. Ceres Property’s latest research has highlighted how emerging technologies such as […]
John McLarty
Feb, 12 2025

“National planning policy has never been as exciting as it is right now.” – great and good of planning gather for informative Ceres Property Planning Lecture Labour’s promised shake-up of […]
John McLarty
Feb, 10 2025

The latest research by planning and development consultancy, Ceres Property, suggests that Labour’s introduction of the grey belt could help bring a significant boost to social housing stock levels across […]
Rory Baker
Dec, 19 2024
Farmers hoping to realise greater value from their land holding should be aware that political change has created some opportunities for diversification and development projects, advises a leading consultancy. The […]
James Firth
Dec, 12 2024
The much anticipated revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been published by the Government, bringing forward some of the most significant changes to the planning system. When considered in […]
John McLarty
Sep, 04 2024
The summer of 2024 is now behind us, with the Euro Finals and the Paris Olympics making it a summer to remember. But Ceres Property has not been sitting back. […]
Isabel Ede
Jul, 31 2024


It has been five months since the introduction of the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in England, with major developments having been subject to mandatory 10% BNG provision since February […]
James Firth
Jul, 30 2024
Revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have today been published by the new Labour Government which aim to deliver radical reforms and a pro-growth planning system to meet […]