Planning and Property:

Legislation and Compliance

Through Time
About Landmark Estates
Development
• Landmark Estates Developments is a
property development company which
focuses on residential developments
• The company is based in Hinckley however
projects span across the UK
• Within the company there are various roles
such as architects, surveyors, planning
consultants
• For the duration of the placement, I will
undergo the role of a planning consultant

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Quick Facts About
the Organisation

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(Landmark Estates Development, n.d.)
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Example of a Project
by the Company
• Project name: No. 76 Holloway Head
• Overview: A collection of 34 luxury
apartments located within Birmingham
city centre on Holloway Head
• Key features: Situated Close to the
Mailbox retail complex and the planned
HS2 rail link, in an ideal City Centre
location (The High Street Group, n.d.)

No. 76 Holloway Head: (Centrick, n.d.) 4

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The Project
• Title: ‘Planning and Property: Legislation and Compliance
Through Time’
• Overview: a written report which consists of a review on
key aspects of planning policies and building regulations
from past to present
• A timeline which showcases key changes in legislation
will be included
• Examples of prosecution and penalties for
noncompliance will also be incorporated
• The project will be desk based

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Aims of the Project
• Provide Landmark Estates Development with more in-depth
information and enhance current knowledge on key
legislation regarding planning and building regulations and
how they have changed through time
• Research prosecutions and penalties for noncompliance of
legislation, so the organisation is more aware and acts
accordingly
• Overall, the project is beneficial for the company because
without knowledge of such policies , property development
could not legally commence

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Wider Aims of the Project
• A wider aim is to assist society by counteracting the rising housing
crisis. In the UK, the supply of housing has not been keeping up with
demand (Crisis, 2012)
• Building Regulations are intended to protect people's safety and health.
Regulations are also designed to improve conservation of energy and
protect the environment (NiDirect, 2015)
• When people are unable to access suitable housing, it can result in
overcrowding and impaired labour mobility, which increases poverty
and homelessness (Barton and Wilson, 2022)
• Thus, the project will aim to benefit society, alongside benefitting the
company

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Housing Crisis

(House of Commons Library, 2022)

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Why Now?
• Tragedies in recent years surrounding poor
building regulations such as Grenfell tower, have
shown it is imperative research regarding
building regulations and policies are conducted
• The public inquiry of the Grenfell Tower fire found
cladding did not meet Building Regulations (CIBSE
Journal, 2019)
• 30,000 people in Birmingham still living in
buildings with potentially dangerous cladding
(Cardwell, 2021)
• Mistakes may not be intentional, but people’s
lives are at risk - thus it is important knowledge
of planning policies and building regulations are
up to date to prevent future tragedies
• By looking at past legislations we can learn how
to make the future safer Grenfell Disaster
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Methodology
• Use of academic sources and journals
• Grey literature
• Government policy reports
• Interviews with employees at the organisation
• Combined, they will provide a rich variety of information for the
project

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 References FR
Barton, C. and Wilson, W. (2022). Tackling the under-supply of housing in England. commonslibrary.parliament.uk. [online] Available at:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7671/.

Cardwell, M. (2021). “Tens of thousands” living with dangerous cladding after Grenfell. [online] BirminghamLive. Available at:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tens-thousands-birmingham-still-living-19889332.

Centrick (n.d.). No.76 Holloway Head. [Online Image] Centrick. Available at: https://centrick.co.uk/developments/76-holloway-head-birmingham-city-
centre/.

CIBSE Journal (2019). Grenfell external cladding did not meet Building Regulations. [online] CIBSE Journal. Available at:
https://www.cibsejournal.com/news/external-cladding-did-not-meet-building-regulations/.

Crisis (2012). Housing supply | Crisis | Together we will end homelessness. [online] Crisis. Available at: https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-
homelessness/housing/housing-supply/.

House of Commons Library (2022). [Online Image] UK Parliament. Available at: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7671/.

Landmark Estates Development (n.d.). About Us – Landmark Estates Developments. [online] Landmark Estates Development. Available at:
https://landmarkestatesdevelopments.com/about-landmark-estates/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2022].

NiDirect (2015). What Building Regulations Protect | Nidirect. [online] Nidirect. Available at: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/what-building-
regulations-protect.

The High Street Group (n.d.). Holloway Head by High Street Group in Birmingham. [online] High Street Group Main. Available at:
https://thehighstreetgroup.com/our-businesses/high-street-residential/holloway-head/.

Young, M. (2020). Grenfell Tower cladding company “knew product was unsafe six years before blaze.” [online] mirror. Available at:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grenfell-tower-cladding-company-knew-21373755.
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