Issue PiL135 October-December 2025

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Planning in London IssuePiL135 October-December 2025

CONTENTS

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5 LEADERS
‘Place’ is the client; Trump: right and wrong about Mayor Khan.pdf

7 Foster tower for JPMorgan Chase boosts New York office market

10 PAUL FINCH
Would you want to become an architect?

OPINIONS
11 Why London stopped building | Nick Cuff
12 Unlocking small sites | Nick Cuff.pdf
14 The new towns challenge | Riëtte Oosthuizen.pdf
15 Regional spatial planning | Pete Canavan
16 The potential of S106 agreements | Pam Sullivan
18 The latest on viability | Andrew Golland
20 Economy versus ecology | Lawrence Turner
21 National design guide and model design code | Glen Richardson
22 Consultation on infrastructure | Hannah McGinn

24 LETTERS
from John Moss, Michael Edwards & Paul Cheshire.pdf

27 BRIEFING
CLIPBOARD: Housing target to be met by half; CORRECTION; New land policy changes in the UK; City forms historic markets regeneration arm; Citi’s £1bn tower will be the workplace of tomorrow; New towns identified

31 ¡PILLO!
Design Museum plans ambitious overhaul of its permanent gallery; Affordable Homes Programme? Custom House to become an hotel on the Pool of London

32 THE TOWN ARCHITECT | Grant Smith

36 PLANNING PERFORMANCE
Residential applications granted down 8% from the same quarter a year earlier and planning applications received down 5 per cent

40 LONDON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT FORUM .pdf
41 Party conference season, 42 London’s ageing demographic, 43 London’s Office market &
46 GLA Green Belt research

48 ANDREW ROGERS
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FEATURES
49 Félicie Krikler | Space standards in housing

51 Lars Christian | net zero transport .pdf

56 SME sites and Green Belt reform | Paul Campbell

58 Rethinking housing association funding | Lee Mallett

60 Canadian lessons for New Towns | Brian Whiteley

65 BOOK
200 Years of Britain's Railways in 14 Journeys | Sherin Aminossehe .pdf

69 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT REFERENCE GUIDE

72 SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM

73 Shaping the World: In Memoriam Sir Terry Farrell CBE .pdf

77 ADVICE

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