Insights & Reports

Our research shows location is a key consideration for laboratory-based businesses. We compare an out-of-town industrial conversion for Sherlock Biosciences with a retail-to-labs project in Cambridge’s Grafton Centre, examining the considerations of each.

Partner and Head of Landscape Architecture and Masterplanning, Danielle Percy discusses Building with Nature, an increasingly important set of standards changing residential and commercial development across the UK.

Following Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove’s, speech on Monday 24th July, Senior Planner Christian Milner, discusses how the proposed changes to the planning system will affect local authority resourcing, regeneration, and housing supply.

Looking out at your plot of land, it may seem like a pristine site ready for new homes, businesses, and a thriving community.

Cambridge was identified in a keynote speech from Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, as an area that could supercharge the UK’s position as a science superpower. With the city at its centre.

Cambridge was identified in a keynote speech from Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, as an area that could supercharge the UK’s position as a science superpower. With the city at its centre.

Science and technology start-ups in the UK face a wide range of obstacles to success, with access to capital being just one of them.

Competition for land in the rural sector is fierce. Really fierce. Is there actually space for all the farming, forestry, field sports, rewilding and recreation we want to do?

The importance of fostering inclusive growth in Cambridge as the life sciences sector continues to enjoy stratospheric success was debated at a recent Bidwells event joined by Bidwells Planning Partner Guy Kaddish. Here are Guy’s three big key takeaways.

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Chloe Smith, delivered a speech at our Creating a Scientific Superpower Conference on the 28th June. She outlined how the government is working together with businesses, investors and academia to drive forward innovation and deliver growth across the UK.

Fraser Smith, Associate in our Energy & Renewables team shares insights in this blog on accelerating the transition to clean power.

Heritage Consultant, Holly Rowland, talks us through the new Listed Buildings Order introduced in Kensington and Chelsea, and what this means for the retrofit of listed buildings in London and nationwide.