Large housing association and Shelter partner to prevent avoidable evictions #ukhousing dlvr.it/SxDMpv

‘Unmanageable workloads and overstretched staff’ – survey spells out planners’ struggles architectsjournal.co.uk/news/unmanagea…

Planning done properly! Contributing positively to the housing crisis with much needed, innovative, climate smart and well designed 100% affordable housing schemes! With this success story, can we see positive contributions from other councils across the country? #leedsplanning

"Tories tell Rishi Sunak to take on Keir Starmer over housebuilding plans". It is based on report out today by Policy Exchange and it's pretty dismal reading... 1/ thetimes.co.uk/article/tories…. Geri Scott

A combination of poor market conditions and policy uncertainty is creating a profoundly difficult environment for housing development, WS partner Lindsay Garratt writes in @ThePlanner_RTPI #housingdevelopment #construction #UKhousing theplanner.co.uk/2023/10/09/per…

The great student takeover! High-rises for students across the city, as money pits for private developer investment. How many more can we build?! As most lie empty, where is the city investment for other community groups, this is not a city for all. #concretejungle #leedsplanning

Last night the government voted against supporting #HealthyHomes in the #levellingup bill. As Lord Nigel Crisp stated, the failure to build decent healthy homes 'is a false economy' harming both people and the planet. The fight will go on!

Challenging presentation from Kate Henderson showing the vast drop in social housing delivery since 2012 and the major issues currently faced by the social housing sector #HousingCrisis

The great exploitation! The dark side to planning, LPAs exploited by the wealth of property developers to waive affordable housing quotas with the wolf cry of viability. Ruining towns & cities by neglecting the interests of local residents! #leedsplanning theguardian.com/cities/2014/se…

If you can’t beat them, join them... Councils cashing in using the value of their own land, to secure investment from developers for much needed regeneration schemes in their areas! #leedsplanning room151.co.uk/funding/levera…

There is no new land to be had, rather than recent planning appeals considering very special circs and removing green belt land from allocations. Why can’t more be done to secure the reuse of brownfield sites for regeneration yet developers shy away due to ‘costs’ #leedsplanning

Standards for new homes & places are fragmented, complex & don't guarantee that all new #homes provide for residents’ basic human needs & safety. Read about our #HealthyHomes campaign to transform the way the built environment is regulated: tcpa.org.uk/collection/cam…

The story we're told about not being able to afford social rented housing is a myth. In reality, it pays for itself and grows the economy in the process. We just need a political system that wants to invest in it: insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-en…

Ensuring the financial burden of building new homes doesn’t fall on social housing customers dlvr.it/SyrfQR #ukhousing

Can planning do more in reducing developments carbon footprint, in the climate change battle? By considering land use decisions, such as creating green spaces & wetlands to help with flooding, not removing them from allocations for housing! planninghouse.co.uk/climate-change… #leedsplanning

File this under - What the fuck did you think was going to happen! “the market is… prioritising profit over safety”

A great example of Bolton Council working with Bolton at Home to secure a much needed 100% affordable housing scheme of 44 dwellings of mixed tenure. #leedsplanning