Opinion

Striking the balance: Retrofit priorities through a planner’s lens

By 2024-10-29T11:00:00

Laura Jenkinson - London

While the need to avoid demolition is more urgent than ever, there are many challenges to overcome before a building can be retained. The new government could do much to improve the current system, writes Avison Young’s Laura Jenkinson

What makes a good building that is worthy of retention? And to what extent should a building be retained given the potential commercial drawbacks of doing so?

These are questions that we must ask ourselves as planners, architects, and property professionals. While once the issues mostly focused on heritage impacts, the climate crisis now sharpens the emphasis on the carbon cost of development.

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