New Towns glory or Eco Towns dead end?
As the New Towns Taskforce reaches its final conclusions, success will depend on building a public consensus about
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Paying for a new generation of New Towns – reflections from the past
In the second blog from our series on the next generation of New Towns, Hugh Ellis explores the issue of funding The
The economics of failure
It is a crucial moment for our collective survival. In this blog, first published in the March – April edition of
Planning Reform: in defence of democratic planning
(Photo: Civic Square aims to enable community-led transformation and transition in Birmingham. It is one of the case
A new beginning for national planning policy?
The final version of the NPPF will need to take action in four key policy areas to be fit for purpose, says the
Why Europe’s most important housing development needs your help!
Hugh Ellis shares an update on Take Back the City's remarkable campaign for a sustainable solution to Belfast’s
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act: neither effective nor democratic
The new Levelling Up and Regeneration Act (LURA) is essentially a massive missed
Salt Cross: a serious error of judgement
Hugh Ellis tackles the decision by PINS to remove critical climate targets from the proposed West Oxfordshire Area
Simply Madness
Don’t let the Cumbrian coal mine disaster define our response to the climate crisis I cannot be alone in feeling a
After the Truss party hangover, the cold reality of the Levelling Up Bill
Surrealism, like satire, only works if there is an orthodox reality to react against. The problem we face in plotting
The zombie economics of investment zones
The rush to invite expressions of interest for Investment Zones in the next two weeks resurrects the zonal planning
The Levelling Up Bill: Silencing the voices of local people?
The Levelling up and Regeneration Bill will end its committee stage in the House of Commons in late October. With
