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Need to know: Government presses ahead with permitted development expansion
New right paves way for high street premises to be converted to housing but industry bodies urge prime minister to "urgently reconsider".
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Case study: Delivering community value alongside homes
Social infrastructure has been embedded in east London's Royal Wharf in a strategy to transform a former industrial site into a sustainable neighbourhood, Josephine Smit finds.

Case study: Leveraging data for faster site appraisal
Transport for London turned to technology to help it assess the housing potential of more than 2,000 sites.

Case study: Adding homes to the fringe of a London estate
The 1950s-built Frampton Park estate in Hackney is being brought up to date with injections of contemporary urbanism, Josephine Smit finds.

Case study: Regenerating a historic city quarter
Manchester's NOMA is regenerating character and community as part of its redevelopment of an 8 hectare city site, Josephine Smit writes.
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Opinion: The most disadvantaged workers may have the biggest jobs transition ahead
Before levelling up even started some areas went backwards, writes Tim Williams, and post-pandemic recovery may not see their employment return.

Opinion: Why developers are worried about the new London Plan policy on tall buildings
The withdrawal of a major proposal, just prior to its consideration in a planning inquiry, has prompted some speculation, writes Joey Gardiner.

Opinion: Neighbourhood inequality could increase in the post-pandemic world
While wealthier locations may prove fairly resilient to changes wrought by the pandemic, deprived neighbourhoods will continue to lack public and private investment, writes Chris Brown.

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