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The latest news from Quod on projects, events, policy, and charity and wellbeing activity. A range of news articles written by Quod on the things that are important to us.
The True Scale of the Housing Crisis
The trouble with a housing crisis is that it unfolds in slow motion, over a generation, so we risk acting too late. In this post I’ve used historical and international comparisons to highlight the scale of the catastrophe we’re creating. The bottom-line … Continue reading →
How much of England’s countryside is protected?
The big planning question is whether towns and cities should have more space to grow. How should we balance a growing population and protecting the countryside? These maps show how England currently strikes that balance. A recent UK NEA study found that less than 2.3% of England … Continue reading →
London Housing Targets
What do the latest changes to the London Plan mean for borough housing targets? Here I’ve looked at the proposals with a series of maps, to picture the changes. The draft Further Alterations to the London Plan (FALP) were published … Continue reading →
London’s Green Belt
The Green Belt has an iconic status as one of the great successes of planning and preservation. But in the last year this sacred status has begun to be challenged more and more publicly, particularly in London. The map shown … Continue reading →
Double Vision – Play OAPF Bingo
Every local area is different, right? Well read too many economic and planning strategies, and you’ll start to wonder. Can every town and city in the country really be a uniquely vibrant, sustainable, creative cluster? Play the OAPF Bingo quiz … Continue reading →
