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?
The plot thickens: small sites and the case for suburban intensification
The National Planning Policy Framework includes a specific allowance for single houses in rural areas that are “truly outstanding” where they would otherwise be refused. An equivalent provision is needed in urban areas.
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.
Some thoughts on a "brownfield passport" and the potential for corner plots to rapidly deliver suburban intensification.
How lessons from Croydon can be applied to London’s suburbs to deliver thousands of new homes through modest intensification.
How suburban intensification can quickly deliver new homes.
Data from an AI learning model that mapped the London Borough of Lewisham suggests the capital’s targets for ‘small site’ development could be radically increased.
In tearing up the council's innovative design guide for development at its fringes, Jason Perry has prevented the benign construction of urgently needed housing in his borough
Placing requirements on suburban boroughs to do more to help meet the capital's housing needs could have made a huge difference.