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London Planning
Intelligence

Analysis and insight on London's planning pipeline — housing delivery, tall buildings, sustainability, decision making, and the data that underpins it all.

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HousingFeatured

Can London Build the Homes It Needs?

Five findings from the Centre for London Housing Summit — and what the data says

35%

affordable housing target

boroughs tracked

62%

schemes with no RSL named

London's Build-to-Rent Boom

What's driving the surge in BTR applications across the capital — and which boroughs are leading the charge

Tall BuildingsFeatured

The 50m Rule: Tall Buildings Policy and London's Skyline

How the London Plan's cluster approach to tall buildings is shaping — and constraining — high-rise development

Decision MakingFeatured

Officer Refused It. Committee Overturned It.

An analysis of planning decisions where officer recommendations are rejected by committee — and what the data reveals about accountability, politics, and policy

12%

officer/committee divergence rate

67%

overturned refusals appealed

28 June 2024

9 min

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InfrastructureFeatured

The Elizabeth Line Effect

Crossrail transformed journey times across London. The planning data now shows exactly where — and how much — development has followed

34%

application uplift in corridor

2.4×

density premium near stations

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Affordable Housing: The Delivery Gap

London Plan targets 50% affordable housing on public land and 35% on private. The data shows a persistent shortfall between commitment and delivery

Net Zero and the Planning System

London's built environment sector must decarbonise at scale. Planning applications are now the front line of that ambition — but are the tools up to the task?

S106 vs CIL: London's Infrastructure Funding Gap

Planning obligations fund schools, parks, and affordable housing. But the system is complex, opaque, and under growing strain as development volumes rise

Housing Delivery by Borough: Who's Building?

A data-driven ranking of London's 33 boroughs by housing delivery — against London Plan targets, strategic allocations, and historical performance

Planning Appeals: Who Wins, and Why

An analysis of appeal outcomes across London — mapping the geography of planning refusals, the sectors most likely to appeal, and what the data says about policy consistency

Biodiversity Net Gain: One Year In

The mandatory BNG requirement for all planning applications turned one. What the data shows about compliance, ambition, and the gap between ecology and planning

Co-Living: London's New Tenure

From student accommodation to purpose-built co-living, a new asset class is reshaping how young Londoners live — and how planners respond to it

Permitted Development and the Office-to-Residential Wave

Prior Approval applications for office-to-residential conversion are reshaping London's employment land — often bypassing planning policy in ways boroughs are ill-equipped to resist

5 December 2024

8 min

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articles published

London PlanningIntelligence

Can London Build the Homes It Needs?

London's Build-to-Rent Boom

The 50m Rule: Tall Buildings Policy and London's Skyline

Officer Refused It. Committee Overturned It.

The Elizabeth Line Effect

Affordable Housing: The Delivery Gap

Net Zero and the Planning System

S106 vs CIL: London's Infrastructure Funding Gap

Housing Delivery by Borough: Who's Building?

Planning Appeals: Who Wins, and Why

Biodiversity Net Gain: One Year In

Co-Living: London's New Tenure

Permitted Development and the Office-to-Residential Wave

London Planning
Intelligence