Hold a consultation “sometime in the coming months.” This is so fucking stupid. It should be done tomorrow.
Why do another set of hearings need to take place.
The requirements to do consultantations and hearings or face judicial review is such a ridiculous situation
A single person managed to hold up an entire development near me because the occlusion of the top floor blocked direct sunlight to her upstairs toilet for maybe 30mins a day. They ended up having to _remove a whole floor that they already built_ to continue development. That’s tens of homes stopped and millions of pounds wasted by one person’s view from their toilet.
Travis Perkins: is this the first time they have done this? Isn’t their St Pancras branch also now surrounded by student accommodation?
I mean as much as I question the need for additional student accommodation when our university sector is in real trouble this story shows the madness of the planning system in all its glory
Good.
It’s time that we take planning out of councils entirely. There are too many perverse incentives that lead to a game of passing responsibility off to others.
Only 35% of the rooms in the proposed development are classified as “affordable rent”? And let’s face it what is currently deemed as “affordable rent” is not even realistic, particularly for students.
If I had my way, if you object to development on sites in fucking London with existing (and non-listed) buildings, you should automatically be put at the top of the list of places to bulldoze for the next one.
I remember there was a proposal to build a block of flats in Southwest London (I think Kingston) and people living in places like Cambridge were putting in objections on the council’s website. Madness.
tbf student accommodation is not what we need, we need proper housing not a shambolic financial house made for cash cows
These student housing scams are devouring every city in the UK. They’re like the fkin Combine from Half Life 2. Most of these units will end up as air b’n’b short term lets, same as they do almost everywhere else.
Despite the fact they go up faster than a self inflating tent, actual quality affordable housing is apparently impossible to build.
What are the differences between student housing and normal housing?
I vaguely remember reading that the former is easier to get permission for, and cheaper to build. Because of shared kitchens and other spaces?
How does affordability work with student housing?
Presumably student housing can’t ever be easily converted to non-student?
Always curious why I feel like I see a disproportionate amount of student housing in the works, and why it is different and/or prioritised.
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Hold a consultation “sometime in the coming months.” This is so fucking stupid. It should be done tomorrow.
Why do another set of hearings need to take place.
The requirements to do consultantations and hearings or face judicial review is such a ridiculous situation
A single person managed to hold up an entire development near me because the occlusion of the top floor blocked direct sunlight to her upstairs toilet for maybe 30mins a day. They ended up having to _remove a whole floor that they already built_ to continue development. That’s tens of homes stopped and millions of pounds wasted by one person’s view from their toilet.
Travis Perkins: is this the first time they have done this? Isn’t their St Pancras branch also now surrounded by student accommodation?
I mean as much as I question the need for additional student accommodation when our university sector is in real trouble this story shows the madness of the planning system in all its glory
Good.
It’s time that we take planning out of councils entirely. There are too many perverse incentives that lead to a game of passing responsibility off to others.
Only 35% of the rooms in the proposed development are classified as “affordable rent”? And let’s face it what is currently deemed as “affordable rent” is not even realistic, particularly for students.
If I had my way, if you object to development on sites in fucking London with existing (and non-listed) buildings, you should automatically be put at the top of the list of places to bulldoze for the next one.
I remember there was a proposal to build a block of flats in Southwest London (I think Kingston) and people living in places like Cambridge were putting in objections on the council’s website. Madness.
tbf student accommodation is not what we need, we need proper housing not a shambolic financial house made for cash cows
These student housing scams are devouring every city in the UK. They’re like the fkin Combine from Half Life 2. Most of these units will end up as air b’n’b short term lets, same as they do almost everywhere else.
Despite the fact they go up faster than a self inflating tent, actual quality affordable housing is apparently impossible to build.
What are the differences between student housing and normal housing?
I vaguely remember reading that the former is easier to get permission for, and cheaper to build. Because of shared kitchens and other spaces?
How does affordability work with student housing?
Presumably student housing can’t ever be easily converted to non-student?
Always curious why I feel like I see a disproportionate amount of student housing in the works, and why it is different and/or prioritised.
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