Opinion

The NI planning system ends its infancy: so what have we learnt?

15.04.2019

Four years since inception, is Northern Ireland's decentralised planning system working, for planners, developers and citizens? It's a slow learning process, argues Emma Walker.

We need to extend upwards if we're to solve the housing crisis

04.12.2018

Val Bagnall

densification | England | Housing | housing crisis | housing shortage | Intensfication

Although two-thirds of people surveyed by the Federation of Master Builders believe that there is a housing crisis, the solutions that its recent research suggests – such as building more granny flats, co-...
Don’t let the sun go down on planning’s power for good – a valedictory note

04.12.2018

Chris Shepley

England | Planning Law | Policy & Politics | UK

In his final column for The Planner, the estimable Chris Shepley observes that change is in the air, and this is a good thing
Unlocking the National Cycle Network’s potential

29.11.2018

Will Haynes

active travel | cycle paths | cycling | Infrastructure - Transport | National Cycle Network | sustainable transport | Sustrans | UK

New design principles will increase usage – and the economic benefits – of the National Cycle Network, says Will Haynes
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure: The impact on new development

21.11.2018

Jason Horner

electric vehicles | Infrastructure - Transport | UK

Installing an electric vehicle charger in every dwelling will not necessarily reduce the number of vehicles on our roads, according to Jason Horner
Exclusive: Planning 2020 with Nick Raynsford

19.11.2018

Nick Raynsford

England | English planning system | Housing | permitted development | permitted development rights | Policy & Politics | Raynsford review

In the summer of 2017, former Labour planning minister Nick Raynsford began a review of the English planning system. Launched in the House of Lords on 20 November, here Raynsford reflects on a period of...

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Small wonders: Can micro-living help to solve our housing woes?

Whatever its pros and cons, ‘micro-living’ is happening, out of lifestyle choice or necessity. And it's being created at grassroots level from self-build schemes, right up to large projects backed by investors and developers, says Serena Ralston
Tech landscape: Into the flow

#Plantech has tended to focus on intelligent data gathering and sorting, but what about the fundamental processes that drive planning? Simon Wicks finds out about Motif, workflow software for planners, and planners alone.
Council mergers: When two become one

This month sees the merging of council planning departments in Dorset, Somerset and Suffolk. Mark Smulian reports on the logic behind municipal unification.

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