The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
GPAD scrapes approval for ‘traditional’ redesign of previously refused flats
GPAD has narrowly won approval for a housing scheme in north-west London, 14 months after its previous proposal for the site was refused
Planning
News about the planning system in the UK, including permitted development rights, the National Planning Policy Framework, the London Plan and the ‘country house’ clause
Shaking up planning: what reform does the industry want to see?
Major planning reforms are on the horizon, and architects, planners and consultants have weighed in on the changes they want to see
Labour to ‘get Britain building’ – but no detail on housing drive
Planning reforms and housing commitments were included in yesterday’s (17 July) king’s speech – Labour’s first in 15 years
LLDC is first local authority to bring in women and girls design guidance
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has become the first local authority in the country to introduce guidance on making spaces more equitable for women and girls
Ex-PM adviser’s swipe at ‘corruption’ in planning system sparks backlash
Claims of ‘rampant corruption’ in the planning system made by a former senior policy adviser to the prime minister have sparked a furious response
In simplifying office-to-resi conversions, PDR is on the right track
Permitted development is already allowing widespread conversion of buildings but could do with some further tweaks, argue Emily Newton and Adam Fothergill
Affordable housing solution #5: Empower a self-build and community housing drive
In the last of our series of articles in support of the new Architects’ Action for Affordable Housing campaign, Alex Ely of Mae and Luke Tozer of Pitman Tozer suggest ways the next government could kickstart housebuilding across the UK
A third of homes granted planning permission are not being built
A third of homes receiving planning consent are not being built, stark new statistics have revealed
Affordable housing solution #4: Create equity in housing supply
As part of our support for the new Architects’ Action for Affordable Housing campaign, the AJ is running a series of weekly articles suggesting how the next government could kickstart housebuilding across the UK
Will a new Labour government build more car-dependent urban sprawl?
Labour is right to focus on the housing crisis but the party urgently needs a joined-up strategy to deliver sustainable urban growth, argues Tom Slater