Issue PiL138 JULY-SEPTEMBER 2026

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Planning in London IssuePiL137 April-June 2026
CONTENTS

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5 LEADERS .pdf
The devolution myth; Pennycook temporarily torpedoes City Plan 2040

7 PAUL FINCH
Designing for data – and housing

8 BEN DERBYSHIRE
Will Burnham be a lifeline for housebuilding?

9 Heatherwick's Kensington Olympia unveiled

OPINIONS .pdf
14 The Great Grid Upgrade | Charles Hardcastle
15 Placemaking in new towns | Alison Coutinho
17 Why station-proximity doesn't make a simple site | Matt Harmsworth
19 Demand side policy | Hugo Owen
20 Wishful thinking: CIL & A/C | Simon Ricketts
22 A counterpoint to the death of the high street | Jonathan Eastwood
23 The health of the high street | Clare Strachan
24 Simplify pre-commencement conditions for BNG | Nicky Brock
25 Culture in the City | Leanne Tritton
26 CIL and viability | Andrew Golland
27 Planning appeals | Andy Cowan
28 Geospatial data for planning | Josh Rains

BRIEFING
30 Deloitte London Office Crane Survey
33 Letter from Mark Willingale on agglomeration benefits; The LSX Leicester Square project ; 'Affordability not shortage is behind housing crisis'

34 CLIPBOARD
Queen Elizabeth II garden by HTA Design in Regent’s Park; Court clears Gatwick plan

35 ¡PILLO!
A housing system inflicting both feast and famine; Crinkle-crankle wall featured in Kensington Gardens pavilion; good news for unbearable bladders; The actual countryside... RIBA president calls for ‘strong leadership’

36 PLANNING PERFORMANCE .pdf
The number of applications received down 10 per cent from the same quarter last year

40 LONDON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT FORUM .pdf
41 Canals and rivers: managing a fragile national asset | the Canal & River Trust
46 A £9bn scandal of unspent developer contributions | The Home Builders Federation
49 London’s office squeeze: why it’s causing problems | London Property Alliance
53 Tourism in London: impact of the Iran war | London & Partners

57 ANDREW ROGERS .pdf
Words without meaning

FEATURES
58 Smarter growth around stations | NICHOLAS FALK .pdf
62 Berkeley and Peabody at Lombard Square
64 Demographic projections for London | Ben Corr

67 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT REFERENCE GUIDE .pdf

70 SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM

71 Shaping the World: RIBA National Awards .pdf

75 ADVICE .pdf

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