Will developers be able to bypass local plan production?
Tag: Public transport
New towns programme
The government set up a New Towns Taskforce in 2024 to begin work on finding sites for prospective new towns in England.
High housing targets in areas with poor public transport
In many of the local authority areas which have been given high targets, more people are dissatisfied with the quality of public transport.
Where is the money for public transport to the thousands of new homes built outside the cities?
New metros in England are not possible without funding.
Buses are falling short of their potential
Every new housing estate should be served by bus.
Rail is missing from new housing estates
We found that large new housing areas in England were very rarely built with a new station to cater for future residents.
New metro for a hidden city of 350,000 people
We need to build new homes around mass transit systems.
Convenient town centre housing in every town
We are exploring how swathes of land given over to parking could be put to better use.
Is it really planning when the Treasury decides if a new station opens?
We have some ideas about how strategic planning could work better in practice.
Three recommendations for planning reform
Based on our most recent report we suggest three changes.