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Planning research: turning planning policy into real estate opportunity.
Our research assesses how planning policy, regulation, infrastructure decisions are shaping the deliverability, value and viability of new schemes across the UK.
We analyse planning reform, housing approvals, land development planning, zoning and infrastructure investment, translating national and local shifts into practical implications for landowners, developers and investors. Our work also covers planning risk and the regulatory landscape shaping residential developments, mixed-use and commercial schemes.
Our research supports developers, housebuilders, landowners, investors, local authorities and advisors navigating an evolving planning system.
Our latest research


Land & Development
Housing approvals stabilise amid planning shakeup
Approvals for new homes in England and London held steady in Q3 as planning reforms progress
18 December 2025

Land & Development
Residential Development Land Index Q2 2025
Persistent planning delays and Gateway 2 bottlenecks slow delivery as soft demand and viability pressures weigh on land values
08 August 2025

Residential
Does a super-prime 'bat shed' lie at the heart of the UK's planning woes?
06 December 2024
Land & Development
Housebuilders back in the market for land, planning delays and gauging student sentiment
05 July 2024
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