» Monthly Archives: March 2007
SAINT CONSULTING ONE OF “SEVEN SMALL JEWELS” FOR 2007
Hingham, Massachusetts, March 29, 2007 - The Saint Consulting Group, a management consulting firm that specializes in winning zoning and land use battles for global and national companies, has been named one of Consulting Magazine's "Seven Small Jewels for 2007." The annual feature ranks up-and-coming consulting firms that are advancing big ideas and energizing the ...
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Nimbyism Is Alive and Well
March 23, 2007 Building Design Magazine More than 80% of people are against more development in their area, a survey of nimbyism has found. The Saint Consulting Group questioned 1,000 people throughout the UK in January and February and asked their views on a range of property developments. Nimbyism Is Alive and ...
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Nick Keable On Recognising One’s Own Elbow
March 23, 2007 Building Magazine Labour's record of planning reform is a tale of ineffectual confusion. And now it's just got worse. "Planning reform? Haven't we just done that? I thought we now had a faster, more efficient, more transparent and fairer planning system, or at least that's what the 200 or so ...
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Planning Reform ‘On Course’ Despite Delay
March 23, 2007 Building Magazine Michael Ankers, the chief executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), has played down fears that the planning white paper will lead to a watering down of reform. The publication of the white paper, which outlines the government’s response to the Barker review of land use planning, had ...
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Supermarkets— People Love Them and Hate Them
March 20, 2007 The Retail Bulletin Supermarkets are rather like airports and budget airlines, with consumers flocking to them regardless of the environmental issues that they throw up, because they enjoy the convenient shopping experience and a good bargain. Evidence of this thinking came with recent research from Saint Consulting Group that found 59 ...
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Nimby Nation
March 19, 2007 Evening Standard MORE than eight in 10 adults do not want any new developments near them. The typical Nimby ("Not In My Back Yard") is aged 45-54, votes Tory and lives in the South, a survey by planning experts The Saint Consultancy Group reveals. Nimby Nation
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Sainsbury’s Least Likely To Be Welcomed By Local Residents
March 17, 2007 The Grocer Magazine Sainsbury's has topped the list of supermarkets people would least like to open in their area. The survey of 1,000 people indicated 65% would be less likely to support a new supermarket in their neighbourhood if it were proposed by Sainsbury's.
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Survey Highlights Need To Tackle Public’s Concerns In Early Stages
March 16, 2007 Planning Resource Lamenting the anti-development ethos across much of the county is nothing new. But the scale of opposition revealed by Saint Consulting's survey this week is alarming. It shows that eight out of ten people would be against further development in their areas. Saint Consulting Group's second annual poll ...
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Poll Raises Nimby Issues
March 16, 2007 Planning Resource DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT COULD GENERATE JOBS, HOMES AND OTHER LOCAL BENEFITS ARE FACING A BACKLASH FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL NUISANCE NEIGHBOURS, REPORTS LEE BAKER The nimby brigade is on the march. This is the warning emerging from latest research that suggests eight out of ten ...
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Public’s Nimby Opposition To Development Strong As Ever
March 16, 2007 Property Week SURVEY REVEALS ONE IN SIX LOCAL RESIDENTS OPPOSE PLANNING APPLICATIONS Public opposition to residential and commercial development appears to be as strong as ever, while many people believe they are being let down by their local councils on planning, according to the world's largest consultant on zoning and land-use ...
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