All housing density articles
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CommentThe revised planning framework is not as bad as feared - but don’t thank Gove
The new national planning policy document will still lead to fewer homes being built, even if some of the most egregious proposals around density and green belt have been watered down, says Joey Gardiner
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NewsGalliard profit slumps by 93%
London housebuilder’s figures reflect big drop in turnover and big pay-off to outgoing CEO
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NewsPlanning inspector dismisses Fairview appeal over 539 home Barnet scheme
Mid-rise scheme planned for north London suburb branded “alien typology” and refused despite officer support
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NewsBristol officers recommend rejection of 221-home scheme
Planners said quality of high density scheme within 1,500-home Mead Street regeneration area not enough to outweigh the “harm” it would do
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NewsPlanning inspector rejects south London tower plans
Plans by developer Meadow Partners to put two new residential towers alongside updated Richard Siefert office block turned down
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NewsAlternative vision proposed for Norwich’s Anglia Square
Plans by architect Ash Sakula commissioned by heritage campaigners in opposition to Weston Homes’ proposals
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NewsPlans unveiled for 1,800 flats in central Birmingham towers scheme
Project from developer CEG to replace 1960s landmark and rise to 56 stories
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NewsLondon’s tower block pipeline dwindles
Applications for blocks of more than 19 storeys have fallen by a third, even though record numbers of plans approved in the last year
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CommentHow do we make our towns and cities denser?
Densification of housing can drive productivity and growth in our suburbs, argues Paul Smith
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NewsControversial Woking tower scheme approved on appeal
EcoWorld London appealed council’s decision to throw out 37-storey Goldsworth Road plans
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NewsUrban Task Force author Richard Rogers dies
Celebrated architect behind Lloyds building was also influential figure in urban thinking and placemaking
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CommentThe London Plan is already out of date
Conceived in a pre-pandemic world and reliant on high-rise housing, the plan needs flexible implementation, argues Bob McCurry