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UPDATED: Proposed reforms to the NPPF
Changes are proposed to the NPPF and the planning system. Find out how to have your say.
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Where to find us on social media
Starting August 2024 we will no longer post to Twitter/X and our account there will close.
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UPDATED: Transport for New Homes
We have some good news to share with you.
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New homes, wildflowers and a railway station: a visit to Kidbrooke Village
Kidbrooke Village is a large new development of some 4,700 homes in the borough of Greenwich, South East London. The development replaced the 1960s/ 1970s Ferrier Estate which was knocked down to build something completely different. The development is a partnership between local government, housing developers, and community stakeholders and consists of an interesting and unusual…
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Wichelstowe: a visit to Swindon’s new urban extension
In May 2024 Transport for New Homes visited a new part of Swindon called Wichelstowe, a large urban extension which has been slowly built up over the last 18 years since it was given planning permission in 2006. Swindon centre itself appears to be in bad need of regeneration with the Brunel Shopping centre having…
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A very different model of development
Freiham is specifically designed as a green and pleasant place for walking and cycling and for using public transport.
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Call for volunteers
We are calling for volunteers to visit sites around England as part of the fieldwork for our research.
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Upside-down geography
Locations for new housing are not considered in terms of sustainable transport, access to services, employment or environmental impact.
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New “cowpat” housing developments are adding to traffic congestion and locking communities into car-dependency
PRESS RELEASE: New research has found that greenfield housing estates are adding hundreds of thousands of new car journeys to our roads, increasing congestion, carbon emissions and air pollution.
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Transport for New Homes: a story told in postcards
John and Jill have been house-hunting in some recently-built developments. They sent these postcards back to show what they found. Since John and Jill don’t drive, they have been using trains and buses to get to the new housing areas, sometimes with adventures on the way. In the end they do find places to suit…