Simon Elliott

I'm a Planning Associate at Bidwells, specialising in demographics, housing & socioeconomics.

Views my own etc.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@MorphetMinor @geordiegraeme81 @Victoria_Payne @LAnderson_Frank 3 miles is a good rule of thumb but the devil is in the detail. Small LEAs may have low levels of containment due to parental choice, rural catchments will be larger than urban ones. You then have 2 versus 3 tier systems, grammar and boys/girls schools to contend with!

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@Plannerinboots @PlanningShit I know exactly where this is. Been there for quite some time.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@SimonMagus Neither are the whole answer, need is extraordinarily complex which unfortunately is not what the government wants to hear... hence the 'mutant' standard method.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@MelissaJBalk @Jonsi_82 From experience it takes a few months once the pigeon proofing has been done for them to get the picture. No more waking up at dawn to cooing or eggs falling off the roof!

[Bidwells @Bidwells]

BLOG | A bold and brave step towards prosperity.
Head of #planning, @mikejderbyshire, explains how the #spatialframework from the @mhclg could provide a viable vision for the growth of the #KnowledgeEconomy across the #Arc. Read more here: https://t.co/etGdfJO9vN

[Bidwells @Bidwells]

@mhclg releases #Arc #SpatialFramework Plan | This morning’s announcement sets out proposals to create a single #planning framework for the region from #Cambridge to #Oxford via #MiltonKeynes, and a single growth body to deliver it. Read our reaction here: https://t.co/QOxR3KA8lx

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@Jonsi_82 It was well deserved but I'm now muting friends and family north of the border

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@planahh Certainly in need of a paddle

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@gregjames Get 'em while you can, if Nicola gets her way, next year will be scotch eggsit.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@Jonsi_82

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@BedfordTweets next time you get complaints about geese/swans on #bedfordembankment give them the benefit of doubt. Just had a word with a mum who thought it funny that after feeding them her kids were baiting them into hissing and snapping @RSPCA_official @Natures_Voice

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@planahh @town__planner I've liked this, invoice is in the post.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@zacksimons Light industry, coming to a former Debenhams near you! 😬 I am broadly supportive of this but had hoped for a floor space limit so we don't see big units on the high street lost to uses that would detract from the character.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@maryindevon @ONS When looking at age specific internal migration rates there is a pattern. In university LPAs there is an inflow of ppl in late teens and outflow of people in mid 20s. In non university LPAs its the opposite. Not all flows are students but many will be.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@SamMetsonMRTPI @stevengbutler @ChelmsCouncil That would be the 2012 version #planningnerd

[Greg James @gregjames]

THIS THIS THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS. Please watch and share. Brilliantly and simply put.

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@jonnye47

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@maryindevon I’ve been looking at the changing demography of the fastest growing LSOAs & evidence is very clear that large new developments have a younger age profile but this starts to reflect the background after a while, which causes all sorts of issues for social infrastructure planning

[Simon Elliott @simonelliott2]

@rosegrayston @mspry_ @oletwinofficial The development process is both complex & not beyond the average brain to understand, like most professions. Like any profession study & experience are essential. Despite knowing this we all have a tendency to be armchair critics about things we simply do not know enough about.