Adam Thompson’s Post

This is excellent, and can help make the conversation more objective and less subjective about the assessment of the Green Belt & development in the Green Belt. If Councils are bring tasked with reviewing their Green Belts, I suggest we need the Government to set out a standard approach / method to review the land to help simplify the process, add more certainty and speed it up! To slot into the new Local Plan-making process too!

Very useful insight to those not in industry, green belt or grey belt ?

As Milton challenges the MBTA Communities Act at the SJC, many towns await the outcome. Pioneer Institute’s new paper dives into what’s next for multi-family zoning and housing policy in MA. https://loom.ly/8HcKPHc #MassachusettsPolicy #HousingSolutions

#Green_built_development focuses on creating environmentally responsible and resource-efficient structures that minimize negative impacts on the environment and enhance occupant health. It promotes #sustainability through #energy_efficiency, #water_conservation, use of #sustainable_materials, and integration with natural surroundings.

Great to talk on Radio Cymru today about the ‘White Paper on securing a path towards adequate housing, including fair rents and affordability….’ hmmm not the title we expected and is significantly watered down… but then you can’t provide what you haven’t got right??? I’m not totally convinced legislation is the right answer… we need long term investment beyond government terms of office… radical reform to the planning system, big investment in skills and people, huge focus on upstream prevention work … I could go on… will be interesting to see what the Affordable Housing Taskforce comes up with

The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) has brought sweeping changes to the affordable housing industry, and there are surely more to come. Boost your confidence with this four-hour special webinar on May 30th, focusing on the new world of affordable housing. https://lnkd.in/gSR584ci

Amara is an interesting and challenging case study on municipal growth in my own city, bringing to light the difficult questions about urban growth and resource allocation, especially water, that those in the Southern Colorado land and water conservation community think about constantly. https://lnkd.in/gDs3K87t

Check out the new State of Housing in Arizona report and this video featuring expert perspectives on affordable housing myths and solutions.

Michael Polowin, Matthew McElligott, Jennifer Murray, P. Eng., MBA and Stephen Willis are examining the provincial planning policy changes for developments in Ottawa. Ottawa’s and Ontario’s development environment and planning policy has undergone considerable changes over the past year so they’re discussing the new comprehensive zoning by-laws, policy updates, and how they affect new and ongoing development projects. Thank you, FOTENN Consultants Inc., for sponsoring this session. #OREF #canadianrealestate #planningpolicies #development #realestate

Rt Hon Rachel Reeves’ first speech as Chancellor this week has made it clear that planning reform is a key priority of this Government, with key changes being made to the Green Belt early on in the honeymoon period. The Green Belt is the planning designation most known about, but least understood so defining what it actually means to the general public is going to be an important part of the narrative. As Samuel Stafford from the Home Builders Federation stated in his interview on BBC #politicslive, the Green Belt is incredibly dated. It has lost its meaning. It is not naturally beautiful landscape - we have National Landscapes and National Parks for that. Nor is it inherently ecologically rich land - we have Special Protection Areas / Sites of Special Scientific Interest and the like for that. Instead, the Green Belt is a land use designation. Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ (now Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government…) most recent stats state that over 1.6 MILLION hectares of land is Green Belt. To put that into context, that is circa 10 TIMES the size of London. Clearly not all Green Belt land is going to be released for housing, and nor are we advocating for that. But we do, and will, support the reintroduction of Green Belt reviews and the development of Grey Belt land to assist in unlocking house building. However, to remove the confusion among the general public, and subjectivity of the terms among planners (which will no doubt lead to more appeals in the short-term), we would go a step further and consider rebranding this land use in its entirety. If you have a site or land within the Green or perhaps new Grey Belt, now is the time to understand what value could potentially be unlocked. Get in touch with our team on 02037138500 / [email protected].