Cronyism! Heritage! And A Bit Of New Town Madness? Or, why getting your homework checked and listening to feedback is really important, Keir

From Bournemouth to Milton Keynes to Adlington… from cronyism to new town corporations to protests… what's going on with planning?

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#futureplaces #newtowns #newtownstaskforce #designcodes #affordablehousing #socialhousing #poole #bournemouth #miltonkeynes

The Farrell Review, The New Towns Taskforce: Report to Government And… A Stadium Tour? Or, why the Farrell Review is key to the delivery of the Taskforce Report

We can't have 'vision led' new towns without architects, urban designers and planners and the government must ensure planning departments can afford to employ them. Get the juice in this week’s Sketch…
#thefarrellreview #newtownstaskforce #newtownstaskforcereport #newtowns #urbandesign #placemaking

New Towns: Time to trust the process?   - Town and Country Planning Association For the TCPA, there is much to commend in the New Towns Taskforce’s report. But the test will be on implementation.

It's time to capture the post-war spirit of the 1946 New Town’s programme and be brave in ‘imagining the best way of living’ in the new towns as plans for the programme progress, says the TCPA's Katy Lock.

www.tcpa.org.uk/new-towns-ti...

#NewTowns #UrbanExtension #NewTownsTaskforce #NewCommunities

In the latest blog from our series on the next generation of New Towns, Hugh Ellis argues that their success will depend on building a public consensus about inclusive growth: www.tcpa.org.uk/new-towns-gl...

#NewTowns #EcoTowns #Housing #NewHomes #GardenCity #NewTownsTaskforce

Get on board - Russell Curtis A submission to the New Towns Taskforce proposing how 100,000 people could be housed around south Cambridgeshire's rural train stations.

And here's my submission to the #NewTownsTaskForce suggesting a string of settlements around stations between London and Cambridge.
Exciting times!
russellcurtis.co.uk/2024/11/10/g...

England’s rural train stations could sustain 1.2 million new homes, architect’s new towns submission claims

I also really like this #NewTown / #GardenCity proposal / submission to the #NewTownsTaskForce by @russellcurtis to build more than 27,000 homes and community infrastructure around 4 stations south of Cambridge, much needed! www.planningresource.co.uk/article/1897...

Land near three Cambs stations could be used for 17,000 homes, architect claims The architect said three Cambridgeshire villages are well-connected but "serve a very low number of homes"

Unexpected coverage for my #NewTownsTaskForce submission:
www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-n...

Get on board: the potential for 27,000 homes around existing stations between London and Cambridge - Russell Curtis A submission to the New Towns Taskforce proposing how 100,000 people could be housed around south Cambridgeshire's rural train stations.

Here's my submission to the #NewTownsTaskforce call for evidence: 27,000 homes around rural stations in south Cambridgeshire with the potential to house more than 100,000 people.
russellcurtis.co.uk/2024/11/10/g...

Location, location, location: lessons from the past - Town and Country Planning Association Since the New Towns Taskforce was announced back in the summer, there has of course been a huge amount of interest in, and speculation about, the potential locations for any…

Since the #NewTownsTaskforce was announced, there's been a huge amount of speculation about the potential locations for new settlements.
This blog sets out lessons from 2 contrasting programmes: 1) post-war New Towns
2) eco towns
www.tcpa.org.uk/location-location-location-lessons-from-the-past/