Planning
Autumn Budget 2025: Limited relief for a property market waiting for direction
For many, the real estate market has felt stuck in a perpetual cycle of hesitation awaiting a signal indicating change.
Autumn Budget 2025: Signals, not solutions for the property market
Vail Williams LLP has responded to today’s Autumn Budget, describing the Chancellor’s announcements as “largely signalling rather than solutions” for the UK property, planning and investment sectors.
AI in the UK Planning System: What it could mean for planners and future development
The planning system in the UK is under immense pressure. Local planning authorities (LPAs) are often overstretched, with limited resources and growing workloads.
Education Estates Conference 2025: Creating a Sustainable and Resilient Future for Learning
The UK’s education estate is at a defining moment. With around 40% of school buildings constructed between the 1950s and 1980s, many now at or beyond their expected 60-year lifespan.
Government lifts Natural England’s water neutrality advice in West Sussex
The Government has confirmed that Natural England’s advice requiring developers to demonstrate water neutrality in parts of West Sussex will be withdrawn from 1 November 2025.
Property firm welcomes proposed £600m history theme park
French operator, Puy du Fou, looks to boost Oxfordshire's local and regional economy subject to planning permission.
Unlocking property potential from the NHS 10-year plan
The NHS 10-Year Plan presents a bold vision for the future of healthcare delivery- one rooted in localised, integrated services delivered closer to the communities they serve.
Industrial development: Stevenage leads the way on Community Infrastructure Levy changes
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been in place for over a decade, designed to ensure that new development contributes towards the infrastructure needed to support it.
Planning consent for 103 flats on landmark former library site
Vail Williams secured planning consent for the 103 flats for Maidstone Borough Council on the former Springfield Library and Kent County Council offices site.
Trio of appointments on South Coast
From left, Chris Davies, Charlotte Sabano and Abin John have joined property consultancy Vail Williams on the South Coast.
Game-changing updates announced for National Planning Policy Framework
The UK Government has this week (Thursday 12th December) unveiled significant reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to address housing challenges and encourage more sustainable development.