More Comment – Page 29
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CommentNew housing formula is better politics than it is policy
The government’s latest U-turn appears to direct growth towards areas that are unlikely to deliver it, writes Joey Gardiner
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CommentWith the right controls, expanding development rights could save town centres
Allowing buildings in Class E to convert to residential use would be entirely sensible if properly managed, says Strategic Land Group’s Paul Smith
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CommentThe planning white paper is a poke in the eye for localism
Government needs to let local authorities do their job and engage with their communities, says Curtin Co director and councillor Philip Corthorne
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CommentDoes Boris still have the appetite to take on planning?
Given Tory unease over proposed white paper reforms, plans could be watered down or even dropped
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CommentLevelling up should go beyond tackling the North-South divide
We need a more nuanced approach to redressing inequality wherever it is found, says Optivo’s Paul Hackett
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CommentWhat does Trump vs Biden have to say about UK housing policy?
The US presidential election highlighted how suburban housing has become a new political battleground
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CommentDesigning homes with empathy
We need to ensure we are creating places to live from the perspective of people who have different needs and priorities from our own, says Kyle Buchanan
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CommentBiodiversity net gain and its impact on viability
The proposals in the Environment Bill sound fine in principle but we need to take the time to work out if some developments could be disproportionately affected, says Toby Lambert
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CommentThe key to longevity is flexibility, so why don’t we design homes that way?
We need to ditch our obession with capital costs and focus on how homes can adapt over their lifetimes, says HTA’s Ben Derbyshire
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CommentLevelling up means Homes England re-prioritising how it spends
The government has a mountain to climb to address its ‘levelling up’ promises, and a good place to start is affordable housing, says Chris Brown
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CommentTrue democracy in planning means listening to everyone - not just objectors
Reforming the planning system could finally broaden the range of people who respond to public consultations, argues Paul Smith
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CommentWhy Barratt is backing the Social Mobility Pledge
Levelling up is good for Britain and good for business, write chief executive David Thomas and former education secretary Justine Greening
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CommentAre joint ventures the answer to risk management?
In an uncertain world joining forces with another stakeholder has its rewards, but there are some key principles to keep in mind, says Arcadis’ Richard Jones
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CommentThe race for space: Housing market trends that are here to stay
Buyers and renters’ priorities have changed, so how do developers, planners and policy-makers respond in the long term?
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CommentRegional devolution could help deliver new homes more effectively
A streamlined system of local government would mean more flexibility and fewer disputes in the planning process, says Paul Smith
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CommentSolve fire safety issues to help people move on
Government must help more than half a million leaseholders trapped in flats they cannot buy or sell in the absence of appropriate certification
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CommentJoin the modular revolution that suits all tastes
This is the time for a construction policy rethink that really delivers on the pledge to build homes, jobs and innovation, writes Ben Derbyshire
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CommentWe must lift modular into the mainstream
It is time to think big and give our archaic homebuilding industry something to be positive about
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CommentEmbodied carbon regulations: a case of not if but when
Housebuilders will have to adapt their business model to account for tougher carbon reduction targets