Michelmores Development Podcast

In this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Julie Sharpe, a Partner in our Strategic Land Team, and Connie O'Donnell, an Associate in our Residential Development Team. Ross, Julie, and Connie discuss what is meant by 'managed areas' and examine the considerations developers should take into account when establishing them. They also discuss whether managed areas could play a role in delivering biodiversity net gain (BNG) and achieving nutrient neutrality 'on-site'. Finally, they explore some of the more topical and practical issues affecting managed areas and their potential impact on the overall customer experience. 

In this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Emma Honey, Partner and Head of Real Estate, and Callum O'Doherty, an Associate in the Transactional Real Estate team. Together, they discuss the process of 'exiting' a completed development site and will identify some of the practical issues that can arise. Some practical solutions are also considered, so that the site exit process can be as smooth as possible. 

In the second of two episodes on planning matters, Chloe Howard-Smith is joined by Partner Fergus Charlton and Senior Associate Harriet Grimes, from our Planning & Environment team. This podcast covers environmental considerations in a planning context, including biodiversity net gain, tree protection, environmental impact assessments and sequential testing. For more information on any of the topics discussed, contact Fergus or Harriet, or any of Michelmores' Planning & Environmental specialists.

 In this episode, Chloe Howard-Smith is joined by Fergus Charlton, a Partner in our Planning team, and Harriet Grimes, a Senior Associate in our Planning team. This is the first of two episodes on planning, where we cover recent changes to the NPPF, planning conditions, overlapping permissions, and variations to planning permissions. These topics are relevant to everyone involved in the planning process, so tune in and look out for part 2. For more information on any of the topics discussed, please contact Fergus Charlton, Harriet Grimes, or any of Michelmores' planning specialists. 

In this episode, Chloe Howard-Smith is joined by Anna Wood, Partner and Head of our Construction & Engineering team. Together, they will explore some general considerations that all developers need to be thinking about in the context of constructing new buildings under the Building Safety Act. These issues are relevant to everyone in the construction industry, not just those constructing higher-risk buildings. For more information on any of the topics discussed, please contact Anna or any of Michelmores' construction and engineering specialists. 

In this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Elizabeth Newson and Rachel Tilley, both partners in our Transactional Real Estate team. Together, they will be exploring site delivery issues including highway gaps, unregistered parcels of land, ransom strips and issues arising from technical due diligence, archaeology and even unexploded ordnance!

In this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Chloe Howard-Smith and Rachel Tilley, both partners in our Transactional Real Estate team. Together, they will be exploring utilities in the context of site delivery. Whilst we could have created a whole podcast series on utility issues alone, this episode discusses some key issues around utilities discovered on site and new utility supplies to developments.  

In this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Charlotte Curtis from our Property Litigation team. Together, they will be exploring some of the common practical issues often revealed by a site visit and will discuss what options are available to developers in seeking to minimise disruption to the delivery of a scheme.

In this episode our presenters, Chloe Howard-Smith and Ross Jarvis will be summarising the topics being covered across the series. Chloe and Ross will also be discussing the current challenges facing the housebuilding industry and there will be some reaction to recent announcements made by the new Labour Government.