All Planning articles – Page 7
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OpinionIs it time for architects to join the Tory party?
If we really want to influence government policy we should move our money from the RIBA and our hopes from Labour, argues Ben Flatman
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FeaturesCan we design out sexual violence from our towns?
In the latest for our Building [Re]Design series, Pam Alexander outlines how digital tools can help designers and placemakers create safer streets and parks
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FeaturesAnalysis: How to build 5,000 homes in Middle England – and keep the neighbours happy
Urban & Civic is only 12 years old but this private equity-backed property start-up is turning heads with its approach to master development. Elizabeth Hopkirk visited a former RAF base in Cambridgeshire to see the business model in action
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NewsFifteen-minute city vision wins €100,000 architecture prize
Carlos Moreno lauded by Obel Award judges for sustainable urban future model
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NewsGove criticises housing design while backing brownfield regeneration and beauty agenda
First hints of new housing secretary’s thinking emerge but he fails to address planning reform in set-piece conference speech
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NewsGove said to have ordered ‘complete rethink’ on planning reforms
Fellow cabinet minister says party ‘looking again’ at proposals
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NewsGovernment should fund neighbourhood planning, says think tank
Report by Localis on planning reform comes in advance of first speech by new housing secretary Michael Gove
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NewsHigh Court to rule on bid to quash planning deregulation
Campaigners challenge government’s expansion of permitted development rights
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OpinionOnly the chosen few can walk the ‘starchitect’ tightrope
To succeed, an audacious idea needs to be sold with charm and executed with self-confidence, says David Rudlin. And often that is still not enough
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NewsTulip ruling pushed to next month as Gove is handed decision
Reshuffle blamed for three-week delay
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NewsConvert existing buildings to boost ‘left behind’ communities, says report
Former Number 10 advisor calls for mass transfer of empty buildings to local communities
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FeaturesA ‘mountain of priorities’ in Gove’s in-tray
Planning reform, building safety and housing numbers will compete for attention from new housing secretary Michael Gove
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FeaturesMichael Gove: his stance on housing, planning and the environment
A few pointers to the new housing secretary’s views on key policy areas
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NewsChris Pincher stays as housing minister within ‘levelling up’ department
Beefed-up department to work alongside levelling up taskforce
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OpinionIt’s back: a true celebration of the depth and breadth of UK architectural work
This year’s wide range of shortlisted buildings makes it harder than ever to pick a Stirling Prize winner, but Ben Flatman believes there are two main contenders
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OpinionBuilding your own home is normal in most of Europe – and they don’t even need Kevin McCloud
Can the Bacon Report make self-building less scary? Grand Designs will never be the same, says David Rudlin
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NewsDesign Council appoints former Cabe chief as director of place
Edward Hobson joins from innovation network KTN
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FeaturesLiving with Beauty promised much but its delivery is falling dangerously short
The government’s planning reforms are inherently contradictory and risk confusing beauty with popularity, writes Ben Derbyshire
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NewsOffice for Place chief criticised for supporting permitted development
Beauty advocate Nicholas Boys Smith accused of being ’Trojan horse’ for planning deregulation
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FeaturesInterview: Nicholas Boys Smith on design, deregulation and the Office for Place
There are few topics more controversial than planning reform and placemaking and few people more passionate about them than the chair of the new Office for Place. He talks to Joey Gardiner