The nature of the land market and liberalisation of planning in the past decade has served to crowd out small and medium-sized builders, allowing large developers to gain substantial market power in the housebuilding sector.31 2.2 BRIDGING HOUSING AND LAND: TURNING TO PLANNING Underpinning the affordability crisis of housing is the planning system. [...] It is widely understood that embracing a development-first approach has driven the direct displacement of many communities, showing the potential detrimental effects of “regeneration”.51 Research has shown how projects like the 13 The foundations of the housing crisis regeneration of the Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, London have resulted in the displacement of residents from pre-existing. [...] Considering the failure of the private sector to deliver sufficient social and affordable housing and the value extraction and displacement inherent in the current model, handing more powers to the same developers will not resolve the crises we are facing. [...] This has been shown to be possible from within Britain, with London boroughs delivering more council homes than the rest of England put together, despite higher costs and land 18 The foundations of the housing crisis pressures, due to the Mayor of London’s application of the Affordable Housing Programme.82 To prevent the loss over time of the social housing resulting from a better development mode. [...] 4.1 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND ACTIVE TRAVEL The provision of sustainable transport to newly developed homes is inadequate and the places developed are usually car-centred.85 While this partly reflects the trend of transport in the UK becoming increasingly car-dependent,86 the design of the built environment, the location of new developments and the provision of sustainable travel services and infr.
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- New Economics Foundation www.neweconomics.org infoneweconomics.org 44 020 7820 6300 1
- The foundations of the housing crisis 2
- CONTENTS 2
- Executive summary ................................................................................................................. 3 2
- 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6 2
- 2. How well is the current development model serving us ........................................... 8 2
- 3. What should a better development model include .................................................. 14 2
- 4. Beyond land and housing ................................................................................................ 19 2
- 5. What kind of places could this create .......................................................................... 23 2
- Endnotes ................................................................................................................................. 25 2
- The foundations of the housing crisis 3
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
- The foundations of the housing crisis 4
- The foundations of the housing crisis 5
- The foundations of the housing crisis 6
- 1. INTRODUCTION 6
- The foundations of the housing crisis 7
- The foundations of the housing crisis 8
- 2. HOW WELL IS THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT MODEL SERVING US 8
- The foundations of the housing crisis 9
- 2.1 THE HOUSING CRISIS IS A LAND CRISIS 9
- The foundations of the housing crisis 10
- 2.2 BRIDGING HOUSING AND LAND TURNING TO PLANNING 10
- The foundations of the housing crisis 11
- The foundations of the housing crisis 12
- The foundations of the housing crisis 13
- The foundations of the housing crisis 14
- 3. WHAT SHOULD A BETTER DEVELOPMENT MODEL INCLUDE 14
- The foundations of the housing crisis 15
- The foundations of the housing crisis 16
- The foundations of the housing crisis 17
- The foundations of the housing crisis 18
- The foundations of the housing crisis 19
- 4. BEYOND LAND AND HOUSING 19
- 4.1 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND ACTIVE TRAVEL 19
- The foundations of the housing crisis 20
- 4.2 ENERGY CLIMATE AND NATURE IMPACTS OF PLACES 20
- The foundations of the housing crisis 21
- 4.3 COMMUNITY AND COMMERCIAL SPACE AND LOCAL AMENITIES 21
- The foundations of the housing crisis 22
- The foundations of the housing crisis 23
- 5. WHAT KIND OF PLACES COULD THIS CREATE 23
- The foundations of the housing crisis 24
- The foundations of the housing crisis 25
- ENDNOTES 25
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