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Read more at: Delivering local infrastructure and affordable housing through the planning system

Delivering local infrastructure and affordable housing through the planning system

Gemma Burgess, Sarah Monk and Christine Whitehead had a paper published in People, Place & Policy Online (2011): 5/1,pp1-11. Entitled 'Delivering local infrastructure and affordable housing through the planning system: the future of planning obligations through Section 106', the article draws...


Read more at: How can the planning system deliver more housing?

How can the planning system deliver more housing?

We are not delivering the quantity and quality of new housing required, especially affordable housing. The planning system is seen as one of the main barriers to the delivery of new housing. This Solutions paper, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, contains lessons for policy and practice...


Read more at: Response to the CLG Select Committee Inquiry on the abolition of regional spatial strategies for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Response to the CLG Select Committee Inquiry on the abolition of regional spatial strategies for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) submitted a response to the CLG Committee’s Inquiry into the abolition of regional spatial strategies. This response was drafted on behalf of JRF by Gemma Burgess, Sarah Monk and Christine Whitehead, CCHPR, University of Cambridge, and Alison Bailey, Consultant...


Read more at: Women’s Design Group Project Evaluation

Women’s Design Group Project Evaluation

The Women's Design Service was funded to run a project by London Councils (2008-2011) to set up Women's Design Groups (WDG) across twelve London Boroughs. The aim of the Groups was “to increase community engagement and participation in local and regional planning and policy development”.


Read more at: Capturing planning gain – The transition from Section 106 to the Community Infrastructure Levy

Capturing planning gain – The transition from Section 106 to the Community Infrastructure Levy

The Community Infrastructure Levy came into force in April 2010 (DCLG, 2011a), allowing local authorities in England and Wales to raise funds from developers undertaking new building projects in their area. The money could be used to fund a wide range of infrastructure needed as a result of...


Read more at: Older people’s views of service provision in Cambridge

Older people’s views of service provision in Cambridge

This project was a collaboration led by Dr Gemma Burgess between CCHPR, the Department of Geography and the Office of External Affairs and Communications at the University of Cambridge. A study was conducted on behalf of the Cambridge Older Peoples Reference Group (COPRG) to explore older people’s...


Read more at: The role of the planning system in delivering housing choice for older Londoners, Report

The role of the planning system in delivering housing choice for older Londoners, Report

This study was commissioned by the Greater London Authority to investigate the role of planning in meeting the housing needs of older Londoners. Partly a ‘think piece’, the study looked specifically at the role of the planning system in helping to ensure that older Londoners have a choice of homes...


Read more at: All Publications and Presentations

All Publications and Presentations

Complete list of publications and presentations, with the most recent at the top.


Read more at: Mapping the number of extra housing units needed for young people, Report

Mapping the number of extra housing units needed for young people, Report

Centrepoint, the youth homeless charity, commissioned CCHPR to undertake this piece of work looking at the requirement for emergency homeless accommodation, supporting housing units, social housing and private rented housing with the use of Housing Benefit across England with a specific focus on...


Read more at: Equity release round table event November 7th Nuffield Foundation

Equity release round table event November 7th Nuffield Foundation

The Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research at the University of Cambridge has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation to explore the key current issues shaping equity release by older home owners. As part of this research a round table discussion was held on 7 November 2012, in London...