The Walrus
Move over Top of the Pops: let’s get down to a long-lost industry smash hit…
Policy support for housing growth
Housebuilding has picked up by a fifth since its historic trough in 2001, but there is still a long way to go before the government’s target is met. Current p…
Chicken nugget philosophy
The Walrus
A sneak preview of the latest edition of the Construction Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…
All systems go
Some of the UK’s best housing developments were built before the current planning system came into force. Is it time to start asking whether we need one at all?
Affordable housing
A decade and a half of affordable housing policies* has not produced housing that is affordable. A thorough policy review is needed
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 th…
