The Government, both in its manifesto and in the recent Housing Green Paper, committed itself to a step change in the delivery of high quality new homes across the country. New research published by the Place Alliance and funded by the Urban Design Group, puts those...
The report, Urban Design Skills in English Local Authorities, was published yesterday by a team at University College London’ s Bartlett School of Planning with support from membership organisation the Urban Design Group and the Place Alliance. Michael Donnelly...
A summary of the debate on how realistic is it for new players on the housing market to meet the government’s expectations and deliver a step change in production. Read more →
A presentation by Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design at UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning. His research has focused on urban design, processes of design governance and on the design and management of public...
Generation Place demonstrates the importance of educating young people about place and the built environment. Nurturing our future professionals and citizens, the newly formed initiative seeks to inspire the next generation of creative place-makers who will make the...
On 3rd March Place Alliance marked the book launch of Professor Matthew Carmona, Claudio de Magalhães and Lucy Natarajan’s research examining the history and impact of CABE. Read more...
Design Review was given a huge boost by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which reinforces its role in ensuring high standards of design. Neil Morris has interviewed established panel members and explored how to make the most of Design Review process....
Matthew Carmona in his blog on the Coordinating Codes as the possible solution to the Permission in Principle and the way to achieve both the Government’s aim of greater certainty in the planning process, whilst still enabling the proper consideration of design and...
It is six years since the government design watchdog was axed, but many of its initiatives could be aped to improve the quality of new housing, says Bartlett professor Matthew Carmona. Read more → “CABE used national housing audits to embarrass the housebuilders...
Prominent members of the Farnham community and of Farnham and Waverley councils met to set our a ‘manifesto for Farham’ by considering the policies set out in the Healthy Places Manifesto by Place Alliance and to look for steps to overcome some of the...
