West Green Place – how working in partnership can deliver great places
Just before the second lockdown enveloped the city I had the pleasure of showing around some of the team…
Unlocking small sites
Should the focus of planning reform be on the bigger sites and bigger players? Is it possible for small…
New research on what’s happening to small sites
Next week Judith Salomon and I in the Pocket team will be presenting new research on small sites…
Another new deal
It seems like every UK Prime Minister wants to follow in the hallowed footsteps of the thirty second president…
Mapleton Crescent shows innovation and quality is still out there
Last week Pocket Living’s Mapleton Crescent won the RICS Social Impact Award 2020 for Best Residential Project. There…
Design not density if you want new homes
Last week the Secretary of State backed his Inspectors and made it clear to the development sector that delivering…
Will First Homes deliver a new generation of homeowners?
Demand for lettings shot up 22% in Great Britain after the lock down according to Rightmove. It’s a clear…
The Wednesday Special
What a Wednesday it has turned out to be thanks to our friends in Whitehall. There has been a…
What now for planning reform?
Pre-lockdown there was much talk from Government of ambitious planning reform. An indication of the kind of posture we…
