New housing targets just in time for Christmas
Paul Smith of The Strategic Land Group fears the new standard method for calculating housing targets will not deliver the homes we need
Algorithm of the night: the housing numbers meltdown
Paul Smith of the Strategic Land Group takes a look at the algorithm devised to calculate local authority housing numbers
What the planning white paper means for housebuilders
Paul Smith, md of the Strategic Land Group, looks at the latest planning reforms and discusses how they will change the way that housebuilders operate
Design quality is in the eye of the beholder
Paul Smith, md of Strategic Land Group, reveals the fascinating results of his firm’s survey of the view of architects and the public of new homes design
Trying to find the right balance
After the UK’s recent flooding experiences, Paul Smith, managing director of the Strategic Land Group, looks at the challenges local authorities face
Whose design is it anyway?
Paul Smith, managing director of the Strategic Land Group, looks at the issues arising from the new National Design Guide
International lessons for the housing crisis
Paul Smith looks at radical planning changes in New Zealand and wonders whether similar might work here
Fatally flawed
Paul Smith of The Strategic Land Group, says the standard method is a case study in how not to change planning policy
New housing targets threaten economic growth
The new NPPF makes ambition discretionary for local authorities argues Paul Smith, managing director of the Strategic Land Group
