All Planning articles
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Opinion
How the Duchy of Cornwall’s Faversham plans are putting ‘building beautiful’ to the test
As the Duchy of Cornwall proposes a new 2,500-home Poundbury-style scheme in Kent, Paul Smith argues greater competition is the real key to improving housing design
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Opinion
Does the US approach to planning mean architects get more respect in America?
In his first column for BD, New York-based Chris Fogarty assesses the relative merits of the US and UK planning systems
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Opinion
How ‘Street votes’ can help us increase access to co-design and revitalise our suburbs
The government’s street votes plan can help more people access the benefits of co-design, while achieving better quality and net zero outcomes, writes Ben Derbyshire
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Opinion
The revised NPPF may not be as bad as feared, but don’t thank Gove
The new national planning policy document will still lead to fewer homes being built, even if some of the most egregious proposals around density and green belt have been watered down, says Joey Gardiner
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News
Public Practice unveils new autumn 2023 cohort
Announcement comes soon after Labour pledges to boost number of planners
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News
Starmer pledges ‘to build a new Britain’ and 'bulldoze' path through planning system
Labour leader unveils proposal to “bulldoze” the planning system and build 1.5 million homes in five years as party aims for decade in power
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Opinion
Why we need a new culture of collaborative city planning
To build an optimistic and robust vision for the future, cities need to mobilise the energy and enthusiasm of all their citizens, writes Dav Bansal
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Opinion
We should have built these homes over the past 50 years… but the next best time is now!
If we cannot deliver enough genuinely affordable homes for the next generation our legacy and communities will suffer, writes Andrew Simpson
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News
Councils to be forced to ignore nutrient pollution impact when taking planning decisions
Government amendments to free up nutrients development logjam go further than expected
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Opinion
The loss of the Crooked House pub reveals that built heritage is about a lot more than buildings
Old buildings and the stories that we tell about them are often at the heart of what makes a place special, writes Martyn Evans
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Opinion
Public Practice: How working in rural and urban contexts opened my eyes to the full potential of green infrastructure
Green infrastructure has huge potential to help shape public spaces for the better, writes Omri Ben-Chetrit
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Opinion
Design codes: What they are and how to create them
Design codes are required because most house builders aren’t delivering good design. They work best when they’re simple and unambiguous, writes Robert Kwolek
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News
Architects blame creaking planning system as project cancellations rise
Future Trends survey highlights threefold increase in practices reporting schemes being scrapped because of delays
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Features
Will design codes help unlock the planning system?
Berkeley Homes has gone to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent. Compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?
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Opinion
A planning tale for all seasons
Navigating the planning system requires patience from the client and architect but often leads to an improved design, writes Satish Jassal
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Opinion
You’re right to be concerned, but AI doesn’t yet have all the right answers
AI amazes, terrifies and entertains in equal measure, writes Martyn Evans
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News
Public Practice receives £1 million to boost council planning skills
Public Practice gets government backing to expand into the South West and Midlands
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Features
The Phoenix, Lewes: ‘This is how we will have to build in the future’
Can developer Human Nature and a team including Ash Sakula and Mæ help reshape UK housing? Ben Flatman reports from East Sussex
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Opinion
The only way this industry is going to change is if people at the top give a sh*t
Delivering on the sustainability agenda is hard and requires those at the top to believe in what they’re doing, writes Martyn Evans
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Opinion
Don’t compromise on integrity - we need to nurture trust in these trying times
If we compromise on our trustworthiness, we risk losing respect and business, writes Martyn Evans