» Monthly Archives: March 2008
Legal rights to protect citizens from getting SLAPPed by developers’ lawsuits
Columnist Tony Leighton in the Guelph, Ontario Mercury recently highlighted the dilemma that citizen groups face in Canada if a developer threatens to sue them for millions of dollars to recover costs from a project they may oppose.
Jeffrey Gould, general counsel for The Saint Consulting Group, points out that unlike Canada, the United ...
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Operator Cites Shortage of Construction Materials
March 30, 2008 Honolulu Star Bulletin Grace Pacific is sending out an SOS to the construction industry over the delays in getting permits to expand and extend the operational life of Makakilo Quarry. While the company has six to eight years left of grade B aggregate in its current quarry pit, it needs ...
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Video excerpts from ULI Nashville forum on NIMBYism
A short video of excerpts from the ULI Nashville forum on NIMBYism features comments from Mike Saint, chairman and CEO of The Saint Consulting Group.
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Controversial new Utah law limits land use initiative and referenda
A new law signed by Utah Governor Huntsman prohibits the use of local initiatives for land use ordinances or changes in land use ordinances, and it prohibits voters from requiring that the implementation of a land use ordinance be submitted to the voters.
The new law comes as other states, like Florida, consider a constitutional ...
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Residents Oppose New Development
March 21, 2008 Regeneration & Renewal Nearly nine out of ten UK residents are opposed to future development near them, according to a survey. In a poll of 1,000 people by Saint Consulting Group, released during the Mipim conference, 86 per cent said that their neighbourhoods are either overdeveloped or have the right level ...
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No Kudos From Planning Gain
March 15, 2008 Estates Gazette Almost 70% of the public cannot identify any planning gain in their community, despite developers spending billions on section 106 agreements. According to the latest Saint UK report - published at MIPIM this week - developers gain little or no kudos for the £2bn they spend on planning gain ...
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Convenience Hit Hardest by Opposition to Development
March 15, 2008 The Grocer Public opposition to c-store and supermarket development has deepened dramatically over the past year. A survey of 1,000 people, conducted by planning specialists Saint Consulting, found a rise in so-called NIMBY-ism across the board. C-stores have fallen most in popularity with an approval rating of 4% compared with 13% ...
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Public Sceptical of 3 Million Drive
March 14, 2008 Building Magazine The government’s housing plans have been put under further scrutiny as two pieces of research show falling public support. A report by Saint Consulting revealed that 68% of the British public does not believe the government can deliver 3 million new homes by 2020. At the same time the Campaign ...
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Survey Pans Gains Profile
March 14, 2008 Planning Daily DEVELOPERS MUST DO MORE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC WHEN PLANNING GAIN CONTRIBUTION BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITIES, A LEADING POLITICAL LAND-USE CONSULTANCY HAS SAID. This would improve the public's perception of development and reduce nimbyism, according to Saint Consulting managing director Nick Keable. In its annual survey into attitudes on development, ...
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One in Four UK Households Opposed Planning Application Last Year
March 14, 2008 Planning Portal One in four UK households has actively opposed a planning application last year and some 86 per cent of the population can be classified as 'nimbys' (Not In My Back Yard). That's according to the latest annual survey on attitudes to property development carried out by The Saint Group. ...
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