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Carbon: Embodied, offset, baked-in (and removed from lasagna) – some thoughts
Design

Carbon: Embodied, offset, baked-in (and removed from lasagna) – some thoughts

Posted on April 24, 2022April 25, 2022 by james

The Secretary of State’s delay to the M&S scheme on Oxford Street has drawn national attention to the rapidly growing issue of embodied carbon in the planning system.

The Last Lap – Planning applications in London’s West End – September to November 2020
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The Last Lap – Planning applications in London’s West End – September to November 2020

Posted on January 4, 2021December 31, 2020 by james

Planning activity in London’s West End showed a sustained recovering in October and November, following a slower-than-usual summer.

Mapping central London’s planning weather (& setting planning information free)
London

Mapping central London’s planning weather (& setting planning information free)

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by james

I hope that the GLA’s soon-to-launch Planning London data hub will encourage much more innovative use of information about planning in London. This is my Lockdown 2.0 stab at visualising interest in planning applications in central London.

July & August – Planning applications in London’s West End
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July & August – Planning applications in London’s West End

Posted on September 16, 2020December 31, 2020 by james

Planning applications numbers within London’s West End showed strong growth in July, creeping closer to ‘normal’ levels, but there seems to have been an August holiday blip.

June 2020 – planning applications in London’s West End
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June 2020 – planning applications in London’s West End

Posted on July 14, 2020 by james

As UK GDP shows a slow uptick, so too does planning activity in London’s West End, growing by c. 12% on last month.

Mapping CIL spending on community infrastructure in Westminster
London

Mapping CIL spending on community infrastructure in Westminster

Posted on June 28, 2020 by james

About £64m has been raised from the Community Infrastructure Levy in Westminster since 2016. Where and how has it been spent?

May 2020 – planning applications in London’s West End
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May 2020 – planning applications in London’s West End

Posted on June 14, 2020 by james

May’s planning activity for London’s West End shows a 50% decline in May but a much slower rate of decline than April.

Covid-19:  Planning applications in London’s West End
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Covid-19: Planning applications in London’s West End

Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by james

Preliminary figures suggest that planning applications in London’s West End fell by over 1/3rd in April as the lock-down set in.

London’s housing numbers – does something not add up?
Housing

London’s housing numbers – does something not add up?

Posted on July 31, 2018August 5, 2018 by james

If monitoring London’s housing supply is so important, why is there such uncertainty about what is actually happening? The Secretary of State may well be right to urge greater transparency in London’s housing statistics.

London’s Strategic Views
Design

London’s Strategic Views

Posted on March 23, 2018March 19, 2018 by james

The London View Management Framework can be a significant constraint on development. But it is complicated, clunky and inaccessible. Hopefully this interactive map will help.

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