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PiL issue 117 April-June 2021
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5 LEADERS
Planning for a falling population; Slay the mythical monsters
of unwieldy, useless housing policies .pdf

7 FINCH
The London Plan and an office fantasy & Design codes aren’t being written for designers: Paul Finch

9 OPINIONS .pdf
The Diocese of London is looking at how to use its land: Charlie Arbuthnot;
Transport hubs as destinations: Jonathan Plant;
A design-led approach in the new London Plan: Lizzie Le Mare;
‘Make no small plans’: Simon Ricketts;
Time to adapt and re-use: Jorge Beroiz and Federica Buricco;
Redevelopment can reverse high street decline: Ritchie Clapson;
High streets need to rediscover their raison d’être: Daniel Abrahams;
Lockdown blues?: Mike Stiff;
The future of infrastructure: Andrew Tetlow;
New guidance on viability: Pascal Levine;
In defence of the ‘gig economy’: Lord Moylan

22 BRIEFING
Chief planner outlines policy changes; What the Budget means for infrastructure – Angus Walker; London planning excellence recognised in RTPI Awards; Londoners back more powers for the Mayor; £40m more for the West End; Fears of more delegation to officers

25 CLIPBOARD
Three short words; City office floorspace surges; Developer pulls Kensington hotel rather than face inquiry;
New chief for Public Practice

27 ¡PILLO!
Good design needs a good designer; Cornwall the most searched location on Right Move; Being outraged about ‘poor doors’ is easy; What is Jelly Moulding?

30 PLANNING PERFORMANCE
Applications on the up; permissions yet to catch up – October-December 2020 .pdf

33 ROGERS
Andrew Rogers on the meaning of Isolated Curtilage .PDF

36 LONDON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT FORUM .pdf
• Suburban Taskforce
• What next for retail?
• Where next for the City of London?

42 What’s the purpose of the City?: Ken Giannini .pdf

46 High Street armageddon: Liz Peace

49 A plan of the Thames estuary: Mark Willingale .pdf

56 Design coding: Louisa Facchino-Stack from LB Hounslow’s Spatial Planning team

56 Freeports and planning: Aaron Nelson

60 Sustainable solutions: Rich Hyams

62 Town Centres: Tim Chapman-Cavanagh

64 ESSAY– Digital Planning: Sue Chadwick .pdf

67 Zero carbon & active travel: Lars Christian

72 Construction Offices: Andrew Richardson

75 BOOKS .pdf
More changes to the Use Classes Order: Martin Goodall;
The Bird-Friendly City: Tim Beatley;
Rev Len Abrams’ Cathedrals of Light and Life: reviewed by Deon Lombard

83 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT REFERENCE GUIDE .pdf

86 SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM

87 SHAPING LONDON .pdf
A design approach to sustainable mobility: Katerina Karaga and Natasha Brown

91 ADVICE: CONSULTANTS’ DIRECTORY .pdf

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