BLG Gazetteer
A long journey around the ten Broad Locations of Growth established by the draft London Plan.
Cows Coming Home
Exploring the implications of the Broad Locations of Growth (BLGs) on green belt in the draft London Plan.
A Propensity for Density, Part 1
A study of density around London's suburban stations: the first part of my lecture to the 2026 Rail Stations and Property Conference.
Come Back to Croydon
Croydon's bold policy is said to have transformed the borough's suburbs, much to the anger of local residents. But what if the guidance itself was not actually responsible?
London Election Map
A detailed and dynamic online map showing the ward results for each London borough in the 2026 local elections.
Going Solo
It's too difficult to build one-off homes in urban areas. A new category of planning application is needed to lower the barriers for single family houses.
Growing Pains
Building homes on London's allotments isn't going to solve the housing crisis. The capital's comedic carrots and amusing marrows are safe, for now.
London, Open
How updates to the London Plan might enable new homes to be built on London's golf courses.
Balancing the Books
How the use of quadratic voting could help moderate the public's attitude towards planning applications for new homes.
Housing Delivery Test 2023
A brief analysis of the Housing Delivery Test scores from 2023, which were published in December.
Get on board
The potential for 27,000 homes around existing stations between London and Cambridge: Submission to the New Towns Taskforce, November 2024.
Grey belt identification using Bluesky
Using AI and high-resolution aerial photography to categorise types of land cover within the metropolitan green belt.
Cornering the Market
Some thoughts on a "brownfield passport" and the potential for corner plots to rapidly deliver suburban intensification.
Right on Target
Why concerns about the effect of the new government's housing targets on the countryside are misplaced
Comment or Object? Bias Against Development in London’s Planning Portals
How planning authorities' online portals demonstrate bias against new development.
Towards a Suburban Renaissance
How lessons from Croydon can be applied to London’s suburbs to deliver thousands of new homes through modest intensification.