Summer of planning
Objectives Overload
The planning system ultimately has only one tool at its disposal, granting or refusing planning permission. Not surprisingly, planners struggle to deliver the government’s multiple objectives
Neighbourly nightmares
The thing that puzzles me about this survey is how so many of us manage to hate our neighbours
Comment
As the prospect of climate change and dwindling oil supplies pervades the popular consciousness, it will increasingly affect the day-to-day operations of housebuilders along with many other industries.
Household drama
The government’s latest household projections indicate that we are approaching a collision between nimbies and those with the will to drive up housebuilding levels to meet demand
Land for housing
If the industry is to hit the government’s housebuilding target, central and local government and local communities are going to have to face up to the need to increrase significantly the amount of residential land coming through the planning system
Viewpoint
The ODPM’s latest announcements have been worded in a manner that implies it is taking a harder line with the industry
Space Exploration
