Comments for nick wright planning http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk planning, community engagement and regeneration Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:34:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 Comment on brasilitius | a British disease too ? by nick wright planning » Blog Archive » la maison du fada, marseille http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/brasilitius.htm#comment-73 nick wright planning » Blog Archive » la maison du fada, marseille Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:37:14 +0000 http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/brasilitius.htm#comment-73 [...] I came away wanting to understand how the concept could work if scaled up. So maybe a visit to Brasilia should be on my wishlist… If you want to find out more, there’s a wealth of [...] […] I came away wanting to understand how the concept could work if scaled up. So maybe a visit to Brasilia should be on my wishlist… If you want to find out more, there’s a wealth of […]

]]> Comment on revised spp3 on housing by Matt Bridgestock http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/revised-spp3-on-housing.htm#comment-72 Matt Bridgestock Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:53:35 +0000 http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/revised-spp3-on-housing.htm#comment-72 Hi Nick, Couple of thoughts on SPP3 as noted on our website include: - How the additional burdens will be welcomed by the construction industry in the current economic climate; - How affordable housing will be integrated by developers into their schemes seamlessly and efficiently; - Will the skills of the development control officers develop to meet the challenges of creating real bits of town or will developers continue to pull the wool over their eyes with tick box, no-place architecture?? Cheers Matt Hi Nick,

Couple of thoughts on SPP3 as noted on our website include:
- How the additional burdens will be welcomed by the construction industry in the current economic climate;
- How affordable housing will be integrated by developers into their schemes seamlessly and efficiently;
- Will the skills of the development control officers develop to meet the challenges of creating real bits of town or will developers continue to pull the wool over their eyes with tick box, no-place architecture??

Cheers
Matt

]]> Comment on revised spp3 on housing by Nick http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/revised-spp3-on-housing.htm#comment-56 Nick Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:46:53 +0000 http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/revised-spp3-on-housing.htm#comment-56 According to <a href="http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2411700.0.Housebuilders_in_secret_sale_talks.php" rel="nofollow">The Herald</a>, it looks like a novel solution to the affordable housing might be at hand - housebuilders selling unsold properties to the public sector. According to The Herald, it looks like a novel solution to the affordable housing might be at hand - housebuilders selling unsold properties to the public sector.

]]> Comment on credit crunch = sustainable development ? by Willie Miller http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/credit-crunch-sustainable-development.htm#comment-54 Willie Miller Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:36:08 +0000 http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/credit-crunch-sustainable-development.htm#comment-54 Certainly there will be many residential projects that are shelved because of the credit crunch and they won't be missed - at least in terms of negative impact on the environment and low standards of design. Of course some of the UK EcoTowns may also be victims of the current financial circumstances. People do need places to live and there are not enough of them. Designing new developments around the principles of walkable neighbourhoods, smaller units of development an self-build in tandem with a lead being taken by the public sector may offer constructive responses. Whether or not they will come soon enough and in sufficient quantity to deal with the pressing issues is another matter. Certainly there will be many residential projects that are shelved because of the credit crunch and they won’t be missed - at least in terms of negative impact on the environment and low standards of design. Of course some of the UK EcoTowns may also be victims of the current financial circumstances. People do need places to live and there are not enough of them.

Designing new developments around the principles of walkable neighbourhoods, smaller units of development an self-build in tandem with a lead being taken by the public sector may offer constructive responses. Whether or not they will come soon enough and in sufficient quantity to deal with the pressing issues is another matter.

]]> Comment on shrinking cities by Nick http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/shrinking-cities.htm#comment-53 Nick Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:00:01 +0000 http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/shrinking-cities.htm#comment-53 There's an increasing literature about the shrinking cities phenomenon, and responses to it - particularly based on the German experiences mentioned above. See: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shrinking-Cities-v-Regins-Bittner/dp/3775716823/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2UOJBJQKXOMKT&colid=3DVZL2DE3I399" rel="nofollow">Shrinking Cities (vol 1)</a> edited by Philipp Oswalt, 2005 <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shrinking-Cities-Interventions-v-2/dp/3775717110/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I20P3PFZCGZ3MU&colid=3DVZL2DE3I399" rel="nofollow">Shrinking Cities (vol 2: interventions)</a> edited by Philipp Oswalt, 2006 <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlas-Shrinking-Cities-Tim-Reiniets/dp/3775717145/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I12WBKKOQ6QD5L&colid=3DVZL2DE3I399" rel="nofollow">Atlas of Shrinking Cities</a> edited by Philipp Oswalt, 2006 There’s an increasing literature about the shrinking cities phenomenon, and responses to it - particularly based on the German experiences mentioned above. See:

Shrinking Cities (vol 1) edited by Philipp Oswalt, 2005

Shrinking Cities (vol 2: interventions) edited by Philipp Oswalt, 2006

Atlas of Shrinking Cities edited by Philipp Oswalt, 2006

]]> Comment on shrinking cities by nick http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/shrinking-cities.htm#comment-51 nick Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:12:28 +0000 http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/shrinking-cities.htm#comment-51 Author's update: another idea for temporary use of urban land has been piloted in Middlesbrough over the last year - urban farming, turning over under-used land to growing food for local consumption. Read more in <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/mar/26/cityfood" rel="nofollow">The Guardian</a> or on the <a href="http://www.dott07.com/go/food/urban-farming" rel="nofollow">project website</a>. Author’s update: another idea for temporary use of urban land has been piloted in Middlesbrough over the last year - urban farming, turning over under-used land to growing food for local consumption. Read more in The Guardian or on the project website.

]]> Comment on The Scottish Affordable Housing Debate by Matt Bridgestock http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/the-scottish-affordable-housing-debate.htm#comment-41 Matt Bridgestock Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:59:34 +0000 http://www.nickwrightplanning.co.uk/the-scottish-affordable-housing-debate.htm#comment-41 Nick, Unfortunately I had to miss this. But our concerns over the Firm Foundations document is that it completely avoids the issue of place and quality, focusing entirely on volume. The document misses the point that places are not just created from housing, local services, smaller shops, workspaces, offices, community facilities are vital in creating safe, vibrant communities. Whilst supply is certainly a key issue, it is important that we are creating housing and places for the long term, not social gettos of the future. See: http://www.johngilbert.co.uk/?q=node/200 Regards Matt Nick,

Unfortunately I had to miss this. But our concerns over the Firm Foundations document is that it completely avoids the issue of place and quality, focusing entirely on volume. The document misses the point that places are not just created from housing, local services, smaller shops, workspaces, offices, community facilities are vital in creating safe, vibrant communities. Whilst supply is certainly a key issue, it is important that we are creating housing and places for the long term, not social gettos of the future.

See: http://www.johngilbert.co.uk/?q=node/200

Regards

Matt

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