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Can the new framework change land-use culture?
Can the new framework change land-use culture?

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Can the new framework change land-use culture?

The government's forthcoming land-use framework must take account of its multiple roles – and stakeholders' needs. Recent research by LSE investigated the sector's perspectives

Meg Hennessy 03 July 2025

Former collieries support renewable energy targets
Former collieries support renewable energy targets

LAND JOURNAL

Former collieries support renewable energy targets

While battery storage helps redress the intermittency of wind and solar power, battery sites have their own considerations when it comes to location. Former collieries offer an answer, if developers confirm sites are suitable

Ben Finley 20 June 2025

Can renewable energy meet the UK's power needs by 2030?
Can renewable energy meet the UK's power needs by 2030?

LAND JOURNAL

Can renewable energy meet the UK's power needs by 2030?

While the UK has the potential to meet most of its electricity demand renewably by the end of the decade, energy storage and off-grid connections will be needed to meet a 130GW target

Philippe Rottner MRICS 06 June 2025

Welsh well-being water project wins award
Welsh well-being water project wins award

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Welsh well-being water project wins award

A visitor centre, biodiversity enhancement and access to woodland at two Cardiff reservoirs were remediated and shaped by early engagement with the community

Vicky Martin 15 May 2025

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RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

 

Isaac has more than 20 years' professional experience in higher education, and is Dean, Faculty of Business Education at the University of Education, Winneba and Dean at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development in Ghana. His research and consultancy interests include coastal engineering, climate change adaptation, and applied coastal and fluvial geomorphology. Isaac has been involved in RICS and FIG activities since 2006.

 

Angela is a rural chartered surveyor, a lecturer, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has many years' experience of teaching rural estate management at the University of Reading's Henley Business School , and previously taught at the Royal Agricultural University. She is a South East regional judge on the RICS Social Impact Awards, and a member of the South East Rural Market Forum.

 

Gordon is a senior advocate for geospatial, hydrospatial, hydrography, Surveying, geoscience and geodetics. He is passionate about the conservation, management and sustainable use of oceans and the marine natural capital and is the owner of Venture Geomatics.

 

James is a chartered surveyor and chartered geographer.

 

Fiona is a senior specialist in land and resources at RICS. She originally worked as a management accountant in oil and gas and other sectors before changing career.

She has led the production of standards and guidance for the rural and environment professional groups, as well as RICS work on natural capital. She has presented at a range of UK and international events, representing RICS on a range of stakeholder groups. Fiona also leads on compulsory purchase for RICS.

 

Chris is senior lecturer real estate, planning and development and built environment at Sheffield Hallam University and specialises in lease renewals and rent reviews for high-street retailers, working client-side to advise on portfolio strategies.

 

Tony Mulhall is senior specialist, RICS. A chartered surveyor and town planner he has worked in a range of areas of planning and property in the public and private sectors. 

 

Claire qualified as a rural practice surveyor in 2010 and has advised clients in a variety of areas including planning, commercial property and valuation. She joined the UK Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as a rural surveyor in 2013, and moved from CLA East to CLA South West in February 2020.

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

University of Education, Winneba
University of Reading
Venture Geomatics
RICS
RICS
Tim Horkins UK
RICS
CLA (Rural)