The mayor London’s planning approval for a 55-storey tower in Croydon with no on-site affordable housing provision has won the 2011 ‘Dodgy Planning Award’. The awards are handed out each year by London Assembly Green Party member Darren Johnson.
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Reaction has been coming in from across the planning and property sectors on this morning’s publication of a parliamentary committee report into the government’s draft national planning policy statement.
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We’ve put together a list of ten people who we think made a name for themselves in planning over 2011. Find out if you’re on the list…
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In case you missed it, the first episode in a new series which follows TV architect Kevin McCloud in his battle to ‘reinvent the terrace’ aired on Channel Four last night. The surprisingly warts and all programme covered all the typical trials and tribulations of getting a housing project from the drawing board through to completion including, nimbys, global recessions and bad weather. It makes for interesting viewing.
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Movember, the annual charity moustache growing shenanigan, has come to an end and a couple of emails have come through to Planning HQ showing the results of this year’s efforts…
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Saturday’s satirical Now Show on BBC Radio 4 took a swipe at the Government’s housing market policy. Steve Punt lampoons the plans saying “people who can afford to buy a house don’t want affordable housing nearby because it could affect the value of their house, maybe to a point where it becomes affordable”.
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The Localism Bill became the Localism Act on Tuesday afternoon. Planning will bring you the latest reaction to the new Act as it comes in. You can add your comment below, or by emailing planning@haymarket.com. Read more »
Public and private sector planners gathered in London last week to discuss potential impact of the national planning framework (NPPF) on sustainability.
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Like it or not, the case for an airport in the Thames Estuary is gathering momentum, all it needs is political will. Six months ago if you’d asked me what the chances were of an airport ever being built in the Thames Estuary I’d have said ‘no chance’, the planning obstacles would be enormous, it would cost vast amounts, there’s no economic case for it. Now though, although these obstacles are still very real, they don’t seem insurmountable.
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