All Planning articles – Page 4
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OpinionThe 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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OpinionPublic 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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OpinionDesign 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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OpinionIn praise of our planning system
It’s time to stop knocking the planning system and celebrate everything that it does well, writes Matthew Lloyd
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NewsArchitects 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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FeaturesWill 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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OpinionA 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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OpinionYou’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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NewsPublic 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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FeaturesThe 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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OpinionThe 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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OpinionDon’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
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NewsPlans approved for 4,000 new homes around Old Trafford
Trafford’s adoption of the ‘Civic Quarter Area Action plan’ means it can now be used to determine planning applications
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OpinionWhy we need to challenge the status quo in 2023
The housing crisis is a scandal. We need to look at the obstacles to development and redouble efforts to find solutions, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionRSHP’s proposed British Library extension is like a bull in a china shop
The proposals would overshadow and damage the setting of the Grade 1 listed Colin St John Wilson building, writes Peter Denney
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OpinionThe green belt is not sacrosanct - we need to challenge the status quo
This public policy behemoth must change before it strangles the life out of the planning system, writes Samuel Stafford
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BlogsMiami – Paradise and Paradox
Miami is a tale of two cities; Miami Beach: infamous playground of the rich; and its bitter, underdeveloped and forgotten creator; Greater Miami.
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BlogsWater off a duck’s back
A cautionary tale on the value of the humble waterproof at planning meetings.
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BlogsLearning from Drake Circus
As BD’s Carbuncle Cup is awarded this week for the worst piece of architecture in Britain, I look back at the original ‘winner’ from 2006.