Jay Das
CommentWho’s counting?
Despite decades of changes to planning law, the number of homes we’re building has barely increased. Does the Housing and Planning Bill hold out the hope that this time things will be different?
CommentPlanning: A view from the bridge
Everyone seems to want a Garden Bridge across the Thames so it was no surprise when the planning authority brushed aside legal requirements
CommentCIL: Nice little earner
The Community Infrastructure Levy was brought in to speed up development but the tariffs being set seem so arbitrary – and so hard to challenge – that it could have just the opposite effect
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Converted offices: Too much homework
Fancy living in a converted office? The government wants you to but Jay Das thinks it’s a short-term solution that will create long-term problems