Why sensible housing reforms often stall, and how to unlock them
Building more homes in the suburbs is one of those knotty, intractable problems our policymakers have failed…
Fund it or free it: We must do better on small sites and SMEs
The government’s decision to drop cash-in-lieu flexibility for medium sites landed on the same day as the…
New NPPF gets some calls right — But ducks the one that would have helped SMEs most
The revised NPPF landed yesterday and the initial reaction across the planning world has been warm to…
Small sites: Who decides, who bears it?
Abre Etteh returns to propviews with the third and final part of his small sites series on…
Draft London Plan: Serious implications for plan making lie ahead
Part 3 – Industry veteran Philip Barnes returns to propviews and considers the issues raised by the…
Draft London Plan 2026: Viability Heads or Tails
Part 2 of a propviews deep dive into the new Draft The new emerging…
Can the state learn to build again?
When you realise we spend around £15 billion each year on Housing Benefit, but only around £4…
Promising signs from Whitehall for first time buyers
At last – MHCLG is taking a serious look at the merits of the introducing a new…
The planning system does not reflect public opinion. It reflects who turns up.
Planning reform is everywhere. New targets. New thresholds. New rules for committees, appeals and plan-making.
Honey Monster: A tale of London’s lost housing supply
This week CyrusOne secured approval for a hyperscale data centre on a 16-acre site in Southall, and…
