But you still have to either build it or convert existing non-residential building into residential building. Existing planning law makes it much too easy for nimbys to block either, hence the need for reform. Fact is, we need to build, convert, and add more council housing, but we need new planning law, first, to make any of those three possible.
People feel like there are a lot of these, because they’re conspicuous, but there really just isn’t enough building going on.
Part of the issue with the low-quality housing is that it’s often in the middle of nowhere, with no connections - because nimbyism has made it impossible to build housing where it’s needed or to build the infrastructure that would improve the quality. So there’s a vicious cycle of: good housing is blocked > low-quality housing is built > people point to low-quality housing as a reason to block more developments > good housing is blocked…
But you still have to either build it or convert existing non-residential building into residential building. Existing planning law makes it much too easy for nimbys to block either, hence the need for reform. Fact is, we need to build, convert, and add more council housing, but we need new planning law, first, to make any of those three possible.
There doesn’t seem to be any hinderance to the large developers that bang up low-quality estates by the hundred…
People feel like there are a lot of these, because they’re conspicuous, but there really just isn’t enough building going on.
Part of the issue with the low-quality housing is that it’s often in the middle of nowhere, with no connections - because nimbyism has made it impossible to build housing where it’s needed or to build the infrastructure that would improve the quality. So there’s a vicious cycle of: good housing is blocked > low-quality housing is built > people point to low-quality housing as a reason to block more developments > good housing is blocked…