Even just using warm colors would do some good to buildings - why are we seeing grey boxes everywhere?

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This everywhere

Infuriating

Try doing this in Singapore, Tokyo, Zürich, or any other city which still has a sense of civic decency. Living like this is a choice. We’ve chosen as a society to let people crap all over our public spaces. Proper penalties, proper enforcement, it’s not hard.

'People before potholes' as there's 'not enough money to fix roads' say Shire Hall's new Lib Dem chiefs 🛣️gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/glouceste… #LDReporter #Gloucestershire

Cheltenham Festival finished 3 months ago. Why is this sort of debris still blighting Evesham Road? ⁦CheltenhamRacecourse⁩ ⁦Cheltenham Borough Council⁩

Here’s a badly designed junction on the £multimillion cycle path. Designer wants pedestrians to turn the corner to cross a cul de sac. Pedestrians just walk straight on from the path, with the manhole covers suggesting the pavement continues anyway. Grass will never grow here.

CRICKET GREEN UPDATE - More tower blocks planned for Mitcham Village mailchi.mp/50cc4457a5b9/c…

A landmark report on #heritage was published #OTD 75 years ago - 23 June 1950. Sir Ernest Gowers investigated how significant houses should be protected for future generations. 75 years on, his (plain) words still ring true. Read more about it here: historichouses.org/unfinished-bus…

The old Hotspur Press building in Manchester is badly on fire. Strange how when developers don’t get their way, buildings have a horrible habit of going on fire

There is no reason why any shopfront needs to be glass emptiness. The council just needs to say no.

SAVE is 50! 👩‍⚖️“If these campaigners are so keen to save the building, they can have it for £1.” In 1981, SAVE bought Barlaston Hall for £1 & laid the groundwork for the restoration that saved the building. This is what bold campaigning looks like. 🔗shorturl.at/4e12J

Architects train for 7 years to qualify. And then they produce this. Why bother? Seriously, what is the point? And what are they learning in architecture schools and being encouraged to do in practices?

Something similar should have gone into the former Black & White site. Instead, we have a very low density, very low architectural quality, vehicle dominated scheme that will age and weather badly. And we’re stuck with it for decades.

Simon’s right, 300k is a drop in the ocean. London has seen 23 out of 33 boroughs achieve ZERO starts in Q1 2025 with barely 1,200 shovels getting into the ground. England-wide 45.5k new approvals, lowest quarterly total on record since 2012. We are witnessing a slow-moving

We support this action and applaud CBC’s Planning Enforcement Team for their diligence and determination. Enforcement underpins the planning system. This case has been going on for years but hopefully this will bring the matter to a close.

There's a very big difference between a home and a storage facility.

What sort of impression does this sign on the A2 give to international visitors... that 'Broken Britain' is sadly true? All feedback will be given to KCC Highways As a nation, we CAN and MUST do much better.

✍ OBJECT NOW! Don't let Network Rail play Monopoly with Liverpool Street Station. This week is your last chance to submit objections to the devastating and destructive plans by Acme Architects and Network Rail - deadline Friday 4 July 2025. How-to-object guide here: