Even MI6 have issues with the planning system: the story behind the former spy school being converted into flats June 20, 2024 A Pimlico building is to be converted into flats. But this wasn't any transaction - the stucco offices have a remarkable backstory involving spies, council planning committees and the King
Build, Baby, Build: How to make development popular June 20, 2024 Until the British public have much greater confidence that development will improve, rather than degrade lives, then the politics of planning will remain brutal, says David Milner Believe it or not but just two per cent of British people trust developers to make existing places better. And seven per cent trust planners. Do not adjust [...]
Regulation has ‘stifled’ growth in housebuilding, Berkeley boss says June 19, 2024 "The industry has absorbed many regulatory changes over recent years and, while all well-intended, when taken together they have stifled investment, housing delivery and growth," he said.
Yimbys unite! How the planning regime is holding back the UK film industry June 19, 2024 A council's moronic decision to block Marlow Film Studios not only hurts our film industry - it holds back our economy, Jess Jones argues
All the major parties have pledged to build more houses. Can they deliver? June 16, 2024 In 2019, the Conservatives promised to ramp up construction of new homes to 300,000 per year by the middle of the 2020s, but the government has failed to make good on its promise.
Long commutes aren’t just boring, they’re holding back the economy June 11, 2024 Adding more trams, trains and buses to the UK's major cities will not only make our morning commutes quicker, it will also help improve the economy, Chris Dorrell writes
General election: Want to boost UK growth? Here’s what top economists would do May 23, 2024 Economists think that the next government should prioritise reforms to the planning regime in order to boost the UK's economic growth, according to a City A.M. poll.
The UK is out of recession – but it’s far too soon to celebrate May 14, 2024 While the UK's exit from recession is welcome news, structural problems will continue to stymie economic growth for years to come if they are not addressed soon, Chris Dorrell writes
The next government must rebuild the UK’s planning system May 14, 2024 You almost couldn’t make it up. Britain, faced with a generational housing crisis, building less than a year ago. Even better, the weather is at least partly to blame. Welcome to Blighty. We used to build things, you know. The main culprit is of course the planning system, which – from the moment a misty-eyed [...]
Want to know why the Tories will lose? Watch Clarkson’s Farm May 9, 2024 Clarkson's Farm lays bare the realities of life in what should be the Tory heartlands, from post-Brexit subsidies to the Kafkaesque nightmare of the planning system,