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Issue PiL137 April-June 2026
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Planning in London IssuePiL137 April-June 2026
CONTENTS
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5 LEADER
Averting an extinction event .PDF
7 LEE MALLETT
Lee Mallett reports on the Planning Update conference .PDF
8 PAUL FINCH
One battle after another .PDF
OPINIONS .PDF
10 Embedding resilience | Rayman Bains
11 Build-to-Rent single family housing | Elisabeth Pywell
13 Support local councils | Riette Oosthuizen
15 OPINION: Death of the Golden Goose | Hugo Owen
16 Don’t be an April Fool | Simon Ricketts
18 Gateway 3 Approval | Vijay Bange
19 Housing as infrastructure | Jordan Davies
20 Long term funding for new towns | Francis Truss
21 Revised guidance on viability | Andrew Golland
22 Exploring the barriers to density | Chris Hemmings
BRIEFING
23 The London co-living sector | Lichfields
25 CLIPBOARD: Councils rely on ‘sticking plaster’ extensions to meet planning targets, says the FT; The City has approved the Barbican Renewal Programme; Great West Road masterplan for 14,000 new homes; Former GSK Brentford HQ to be transformed; Second-staircase rule is blocking 18,000 homes a year, report claims
27 ¡PILLO!
Berkeley puts the brakes on; Roy Pinnock on LinkedIn; City unveils how skyline could look in early 2030s; Albert before Hammersmith; Edwardiana no model for new towns, says Ben Derbyshire; Pimlico café
28 PLANNING PERFORMANCE .PDF
The number of applications made and decided down 3-4 per cent from the same quarter last year
32 LONDON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT FORUM .PDF
Annual Planning Update with CULS and the ACA, hosted by Dentons
Overview of upcoming changes; the new NPPF; densifying the suburbs; speeding things up; London emergency housing measures; planning for growth
33 Meeting AI summary
35 Welcome and Keynote: Steve Quartermain CBE (Former Government Chief Planning Officer)
36 The new NPPF: James Harris (Lichfields)
38 Panel Discussion NPPF in Practice: Chair: Lee Mallett Panel: Riette Oosthuizen, HTA Design; Colin Wilson, LB Southwark; Hugo Owen, Pocket living
39 Densifying the suburbs with homesteading: Neil Deely (Metropolitan Workshop)
41 Will revised NPPF & DM guidance speed things up? Sam Bensted (BPF), Assistant Director (Planning and Development)with responses by Mike Kiely chair POS; John Walker CT Group, formerly City of Westminster
44 London emergency housing measures: Tim Craine (Molior) and Nick Cuff (Urban Sketch)
47 Office sector planning reforms and planning for growth: Nick Brindley of Newmark
Paul Finch’s ‘Wind Up’ is on page 8
49 ANDREW ROGERS .PDF
In praise of squeaky PiPs
FEATURES
50 Francis Maude | Retrofit or Ruin: planning for the future of heritage .PDF
54 James Beackon and Michael Chang | Health considerations in planning .PDF
57 Susan Parham and Ellie Pritchard | Future proofing new towns .PDF
61 BOOKS .PDF
At Home in the City by Alan Power,
reviewed by Félicie Krikler
63 Lost London From Crystal Palace to Heston Airport, a history in 25 Missing Buildings by Paul Knox
67 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT REFERENCE GUIDE .PDF
70 SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM .PDF
71 Shaping the World: Investment locations for new homes | Mark Willingale .PDF
75 ADVICE .PDF
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