Net Zero: let’s recognise the importance of spatial planning
How our spatial footprint dictates our carbon footprint: the denser the greener
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Planning reform opposition risks perpetuating housing shortages
Land-banking and housing targets are artefacts of the current system – planning reform is worth doing to solve the problems which underpin them, and numerous others too.
How urban planning is key to net zero: evidence from London
Researcher Guilherme Rodrigues analyses carbon emissions from across the capital to conclude that encouraging density will help cities reach net zero.
What the new parliamentary report on planning reform gets right – and wrong
Housing expert Anthony Breach responds to the HCLG's long-awaited report on the Government’s proposed new planning system.
Why levelling up requires planning reform
Planning reform and levelling up sit at the forefront of the Government’s policy agenda with goals of solving the housing crisis and regional inequality. As Anthony Breach explains, although treated as separate initiatives, they are in fact intertwined.
Fast Growth Cities — 2021 and beyond
This report investigates the development of the Fast Growth Cities, shining a light on the additional challenges this group has faced due to the pandemic and exploring how best to unlock their further growth and future success.
Why we need more empty homes to end the housing crisis
Empty houses and flats put pressure on landlords and property sellers so if we want to solve the housing crisis we need more vacant homes - not less.
What do the new planning reforms mean for commercial property?
Commercial property is undergoing the most radical changes in decades. Here's what the new planning reforms will mean for UK cities.
A new planning algorithm requires a new planning system
Meaningful economic rebalancing will be impossible if the Government doesn't match its ambitious homebuilding targets with an ambitious new planning system.
Planning for the Future — White Paper Consultation
Ending the planning system’s rationing of homes is essential to end England’s systemic shortage of housing.