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Delivering change: building homes where we need them
By
Edward Clarke
,
Nada Nohrová
,
Elli Thomas
| 31 October 2014
Delivering change: building homes where we need them
By
Edward Clarke
,
Nada Nohrová
,
Elli Thomas
| 31 October 2014
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Executive Summary
Case study To deliver the homes needed, city decision-makers should…
Introduction
Case study Figure 1: Least affordable cities in Great Britain (House prices relative to income)
There is land to build homes for the least affordable cities
Case study 1. Making the most of suburbs: more homes within existing cities.
Case study Figure 3: Brownfield opportunities and suburban densities
Case study Box 2: Figures for brownfield analysis
Case study 2. Why brownfield sites are not enough
Benefits and challenges of the green belt
Case study Rethinking the green belt on a case by case basis
Case study Figure 4: Green belt areas close to transport
Case study Figure 3: Figures for Green belt analysis
Case study Box 4: How does the green belt designation work?
City case studies: where are the opportunities for new homes?
Case study London
Case study Figure 5: Opportunities for new homes in London
Case study Oxford
Case study Figure 6: Opportunities for new homes in Oxford
Case study Cambridge
Case study Figure 7: Opportunities for new homes in Cambridge
Case study Bristol
Case study Figure 8: Opportunities for new homes in Bristol
How can cities make more of their opportunities
Case study 1. Strategic site allocation and densification
Case study Case study London: Opportunity Areas and Housing Zones – strategically designating sites and offering tools to house builders
Case study Case study Bristol: strategic and joined-up working to deliver homes
Case study Case study Ealing: acting entrepreneurially to meet housing needs
Case study 2. Building new suburbs
Case study Case study Milton Keynes Tariff: funding infrastructure upfront
Case study Case study New Towns and Garden Cities: recycling money for infrastructure
Case study Case study Milton Keynes Development Company
Case study Case study Ørestad, Copenhagen: using public assets to fund infrastructure
Case study Case study CPO powers fit for purpose: France, Netherlands and Germany
Case study Case study Paleiskwartier, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Case study Case study Strategically releasing green belt: Cambridge and Cheshire East
Case study Case study Communities allocating land for homes and parks – Leipzig-Halle green ring
Case study 3. Working with neighbouring authorities to meet demand
Case study Case study Incentivising local authorities to form planning partnerships – Montpellier
Case study Case study National strategic planning to enforce co-operation – VINEX, Netherlands
Conclusion
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The duty to co-operate is not enough: contrasting Cambridge and Oxford
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