Diminishing returns - The GMSF - A housing perspective There is a lot to cover on the #GMSF and Lichfields is drafting a series of blogs covering particular topics, this blog focuses on the perennially hot topic of housing. See Colin Robinson's blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2020/nove…

GMSF and the coronavirus ‘new normal’ Max Kidd-Rossiter's blog looks at the shift in work and lifestyle trends accelerated by the pandemic and consider whether the GMSF aligns with the ‘new normal’. See full blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2020/nove…

How many times must we correct this disinformation? One more time: you can't compare an incomplete year. And he starts in Feb for 2020! If we look at the first 48 weeks of the year, here's the data: 2015: 2.488M 2016: 2.506M 2017: 2.576M 2018: 2.613M 2019: 2.621M 2020: 2.926M

BREAKING: I just received a two-word message from my Commission contact: “Fumée Blanche” (White Smoke). A deal is done.

Why not both?

Round and round in (almost) circles – initial thoughts from the North East on the new new new (!) Standard Method Has column inches & mainstream media attention led to yet another kneejerk reaction that will result in harmful outcomes for the #NorthEast? lichfields.uk/blog/2021/janu…

What do the new Housing Delivery Test results mean for the North West authorities? See our summary table below. Presumption in favour of sustainable development in Bury, Warrington, Trafford, Rossendale and Bolton. #planning #housing

Come on in, Economics friends! The water's fine.

Writing the word “sceptical” on your movement doesn’t make you sceptics, any more than writing the word “cold” on a box makes it a fridge. Scepticism involves work, real work, assessing and revising your own beliefs, not just reflexively rejecting what you see as orthodoxy

Even for NIMBYs this is outstanding...

Our "European Style Boulevard" is really coming along!

This is great because I've been struggling to launch my TV show during lockdown.

The 2021 Census is going to be totally useless at helping plan transport or housing or anything that might benefit from the answers to this question. Website worked well though.

The importance of good quality housing in addressing health inequalities Hannah Bickerdike looks at the links between housing and heath as well as the cause for optimism detailing steps being taken to try and improve the quality of housing. Full blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2021/marc…

Yesterday I visited Transport House in Salford. The leaseholders there are part the next stage in the cladding crisis. But their problem isn't really what's on their building. It's what's in it. Their freeholder has told them it will cost £3m to make safe. Over £100k each. 🧵

Some context on the 'brownfield first' shift, and my first ever thread 🫣: 1/ Most homes or 'new addresses' are already built on brownfield, less than 14% of new homes are built on former 'agricultural land' and around 1% on green belt (excl brownfield in green belt)

It’s been reported in The Mill that Places for Everyone, the Greater Manchester-wide development plan, could be on the brink of collapse. The reason? Proposed changes to national policy making it easier to plan for fewer homes. Here’s why that really matters. 🧵

Oi Polloi closing down noooooooooooooooo ffs there is no GOD