Colorado Data Center Dispute Highlights Gap in Planning Rules and Community Oversight
A proposal for Colorado’s largest data centre in Aurora has sparked debate over planning rules that allow major developments to bypass public…
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Los Angeles Fast-Track Housing Model Sparks Debate as First 80-Unit Building Opens
Los Angeles has completed its first 100 percent affordable housing project under Mayor Karen Bass’s Executive Directive 1, raising questions for urban…
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London Housing Delivery Tests: Why Local Plan Targets Often Miss Reality
An examination of why London borough housing delivery tests frequently diverge from actual completions, drawing on London Datastore figures, Ministry of Housing…
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Planning Resource Constraints: The Hidden Bottleneck in London Housing Delivery
An analysis of how planning department staffing shortages, application backlogs, and statutory consultation delays are slowing housing delivery across London boroughs, and…
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America’s shortage of cities offers a cautionary tale for London’s housing debate
A new analysis from City Observatory argues that US suburban growth is driven by a scarcity of walkable urban neighbourhoods, not a…
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Washington housing analysis offers a caution for London capacity debates
A Washington, D.C. housing analysis summarised by Planetizen argues that zoned capacity is not the same as deliverable homes — a distinction…
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Property Maintenance and Urban Revitalisation: Balancing Enforcement with Support for London’s Incremental Developers
London boroughs could learn from approaches that balance strict property maintenance enforcement with support for incremental developers revitalising neglected buildings, particularly in…
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London housing delivery needs a better argument than target panic
London housing delivery is judged against a large annual target, but the real question is where extra homes can be planned, funded…
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What a Dallas vacant-lot housing push can and cannot tell London
A small affordable-housing project in south Dallas highlights questions London boroughs also face on vacant land, small sites and “missing middle” homes…
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London’s Housing Crisis: A Looming Threat to Urban Liveability
The escalating cost of housing in London is more than an economic issue; it's a fundamental threat to the city's long-term liveability,…
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