This briefing argues that the Government’s bold planning reforms and growth mission can both be achieved by replacing England’s discretionary system with a new flexible zoning system, and sets out how this could be done.
The introduction and successive tightening of the modern planning system has made housebuilding ever more difficult. This system must be reformed.
The role of policy is to make places the best versions of themselves, rather than making everywhere the same.
How UK cities compare when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions and air quality, and why this matters for policy makers.
The Government will soon publish a white paper on devolution in England. This is likely to be the latest staging post in England's gradual move to having more power held at the level that an...
The UK doesn’t just have a national housing crisis, but there is a housing crisis in our most unaffordable cities. How can homes be built where they are needed?
As well as providing a deep dive into the latest economic data on the UK’s cities and largest towns, Cities Outlook 2024 looks back at how cities have fared since 2010.
With 2024 a likely election year, this year's Cities Outlook looks back at how cities have fared since 2010 and where the economy would be today had pre-2010 trends continued.
The UK economy has flatlined, and all parts of the country are suffering. This won’t change unless productivity growth improves.
In a two-part series of Centre for Cities’ City Minutes podcast, Chief Executive Andrew Carter and Director of Policy and Research Paul Swinney explore the findings and implications of the Centre’s annual snapshot of urban economies across the UK.
No part of the UK has escaped the impact of the flatlining of the UK economy since 2010, according to new analysis by Centre for Cities in Cities Outlook 2024.